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HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-<strong>NATIONAL</strong> STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND <strong>NATIONAL</strong> REPORT HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-<strong>NATIONAL</strong> STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND <strong>NATIONAL</strong> REPORT • Approximately one quarter of young people in Scotland (23%) report that they like school ‘a lot’, but this proportion reduces with age, especially for girls • Girls at primary school are more likely than their male peers to like school ‘a lot’ (44% versus 29%). There is no gender difference in liking school among those at secondary school • 62% of boys and 69% of girls feel their academic performance is ‘good’ or ‘very good’, although perceived performance is lower among older pupils • 41% of 11-15 year olds report that they feel ‘some’ or ‘a lot’ of pressure from schoolwork. This proportion increases steeply with age • 80% of 15-year old girls report feeling pressured by schoolwork, compared to 60% of boys this age • The proportion of young people feeling pressured by schoolwork has been rising since 2006, especially among girls. The gender gap in perceived pressure is wider than at any point over the last 20 years • 62% of young people report high classmate support, but the proportion is smaller among secondary school pupils. The proportion of boys and girls perceiving high classmate support has gradually declined since 2002 • 30% of 11-15 year olds report high teacher support, however this proportion is substantially lower among secondary school pupils compared to primary 3 SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT 15
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