80% of teens say recession affected home [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 02 April 2011
FOUR out of every five teenagers feel the recession has had a direct impact on their home life, with job losses and financial worries the sources of particular concern.
The information has emerged in the first in a series of four reports launched by Unicef Ireland.
It focuses on the happiness of Irish teenagers and finds that the overwhelming majority in Ireland report direct effects at home due to the recession.
Some 93% of those surveyed reported less money at home, with 25% reporting a family member having lost their job. Only 37% felt money issues would improve over the next two years.
The report also found bullying continues to be prevalent among young people and is playing a significant role in defining their transition from childhood to adulthood.
More than half of those surveyed said they have been bullied at some point in their lives. Cyber-bullying was found to be affecting one-in-five people.
