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HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND NATIONAL REPORT Boys are more likely than girls to have daily contact with their friends both before 8pm (23% vs 19%, respectively) and after 8pm (14% vs 10%, respectively). Daily contact with peers before 8pm decreases with age (25% of 11 year-olds, versus 18% of 15-year olds), whereas daily contact with peers after 8pm becomes more likely as young people get older (9% of 11-year olds, versus 14% of 15-year olds). These age differences are most pronounced between 11 and 13 years, coinciding with the transition to secondary school. COMMUNICATION WITH BEST FRIEND The majority of 13- and 15-year olds (88%) say they find it easy (‘easy’ or ‘very easy’) to talk to their best friend about things that really bother them (92% of girls and 85% of boys). A small proportion of young people say they do not have a best friend (1% of girls and 3% of boys). At 13 and 15 years, girls find it easier to talk to their best friend than boys do (Figure 4.4). ELECTRONIC MEDIA CONTACT Sixty one percent (61%) of young people report daily contact with their friends using either the phone, texting, email, instant messenger or other social media (Figure 4.5). Overall, daily electronic media contact is more likely among girls (66% versus 56% among boys). This gender difference is most pronounced at the ages of 13 (71% for girls versus 55% for boys) and 15 (78% for girls versus 66% for boys). Daily electronic media contact increases with age among boys and girls. Whilst nearly half (48%) of 11-year olds speak to their friends daily via electronic media, this figure rises to 72% among 15-year olds. PEER SUPPORT Pupils were asked four questions pertaining to peer support, including items on emotional support, problem solving and decision making. The maximum peer support score is 7 and the minimum 1. Figure 4.6 presents the proportion of young people with an average score above 5.5 across these four items. Overall, 57% of 11-15 year olds report high levels of support from their peers. Girls at all ages are more likely than boys to report high peer support (65% versus 49%, respectively). There is little difference in perceived peer support between the ages of 11 and 13, however 15-year old boys and girls report lower peer support than their 11- and 13-year old counterparts. 24
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND NATIONAL REPORT Figure 4.4: EASY TO TALK TO BEST FRIEND % who report that talking to best friend is easy 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 13 † 15 † Age (Years) Figure 4.5: ELECTRONIC MEDIA CONTACT WITH FRIENDS EVERY DAY % who contact friends every day via electronic media 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Figure 4.6: PEER SUPPORT % reporting high peer support 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 46 52 84 92 51 55 11 13 † 15 † Age (Years) 67 51 11 † 13 † 15 † Age (Years) 71 70 85 66 43 91 Boys Boys Boys 78 60 HBSC Scotland 2014 Survey Girls HBSC Scotland 2014 Survey Girls HBSC Scotland 2014 Survey Girls † Significant gender difference (p
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