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Pressure, expectations lead to student depression
The pressure to get into good schools along with expectations from parents are the main reasons for anxiety and depression among Chinese teenagers, according to a new survey.
The online survey of more than 21,500 secondary school students 1.________(conduct) in October in 28 provincial regions was released recently by the think tank China Education 30 Forum. More than 54 percent of the affected students said school admission is 2.________(big) reason for their anxiety and depression, followed by parental expectations (43 percent) and exams (40 percent).
The survey found that 59 percent of the students said they have never experienced anxiety 3.______ depression, 26 percent said they have such symptoms once a week, 12 percent twice or three times and 3 percent four or more times each week. Almost 65 percent of the students said they would turn 4.________ their friends for help when faced with anxiety or depression, and 48 percent said they would ask for help from 5._________(they) parents. Only 16 percent said they would seek help from teachers and 10 percent from psychological 6._________(professional).
In 2021, the central authorities issued the “double reduction” policy 7.________(aim) to reduce the excessive after-school tutoring and homework burden of primary and middle school students.
Chen Mo, a psychological consultant at East China Normal University 8.________ specializes in child and teenage psychological education, said about half of the depressed students she has interviewed ranked top of their class.
They 9.__________(achieve) good grades when they were in lower grades and after they encountered more competition as they grew older, they were liable to have 10._________psychological breakdown after they failed to meet expectations, she said.
The online survey of more than 21, 500 secondary school students 1.________(conduct) in October in 28 provincial regions was released recently by the think tank China