Survey: Teenage girls much more affected by internet than boys

Ljubljana, 14 September - Primary and secondary school girls are much more preoccupied and negatively affected by the internet and online content than boys, shows a survey carried out by the Safe.si awareness centre. Girls are more likely to feel pressure, compare themselves with others, experience too little sleep or be affected by negative comments.

Videm-Dobrepolje. Girls more negatively affected by online content, the internet, mobile phones than boys, a survey shows. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA File photo

Videm-Dobrepolje.
Girls more negatively affected by online content, the internet, mobile phones than boys, a survey shows.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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