A new study has shown that under-14s believe that the influence of magazines, websites and friends telling them to look and act sexually is making them unhappy, and driving some of them to self-harm and eating disorders.
It has shown that girls as young as ten are suffering from stress and anxiety as they struggle to cope with growing up in today's society.
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The study also showed that two out of five of the ten to 15-year-olds felt worse about themselves after looking at pictures of glamorous models, pop stars and actresses.
The report, A Generation Under Stress?, is based on an online survey of 350 Girl Guides aged below 15, together with detailed interviews conducted with teenagers across the country.
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"Girls and young women are being forced to grow up at an unnatural pace in a society that we, as adults, have created," The Sun quoted him, as saying.
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For many of the 400 girls surveyed, bullying, exam stress and family turmoil made matters worse.
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Many girls said that self-harming was so common - particularly among those who want to be part of the 'emo' music scene - that it is seen as just another part of being a teenager.
One in three had a friend with an eating disorder and two in five knew someone who had panic attacks.
Liz Burnley, of Girlguiding UK, who was involved in the study, said: "Young girls face a new generation of pressures that leave too many suffering stress, anxiety and unhappiness.
"All of us who care about young women have a part to play in helping them find a way through these conflicting demands to build the confidence they need to be themselves," she added.
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