Canadian Teenagers suffering stress

According to new study by Motorola, Canadian teens are under tremendous stress, but they're do not share their problems.

A national youth study 42 per cent of teens rarely or never ask for help when they feel stressed.even though the fact is that one in five Canadian teenagers reports high levels of stress.

A majority of teens surveyed report being stressed out by school (69 per cent) and 24 per cent cited appearance/body image. Parents asked to speculate on major stressors in their teens' lives also said school (63 per cent) and appearance/body image (25 per cent).

The Motorola Raise Your Voice youth study was based on a national online survey of about 1,000 young people 13 to 18 and a separate online survey of nearly 500 parents of teenagers.

according to statistics from the Motorola study: 42 per cent of teens rarely or never ask for help when they feel overwhelmed and only 32 per cent turn to their fathers or siblings.