Majority of pupils have cried because of exam stress, poll shows
According to a survey by the National Citizen Service, more than half of teenagers admit they have cried because they are "stressed out" by exams.
It also found that 48 per cent of teenagers which were polled agreed they felt so anxious before sitting an exam that they thought they would be sick.
The poll of 1,000 16 - 17-year-olds also revealed that 51 per cent of those questioned had cried as a result of exam stress.
A gender breakdown shows that almost three in ten (29 per cent) male pupils admitted they had felt this way – along with 73 per cent of girls.
In addition, 51 per cent said they have felt so anxious before an exam that they thought they could not do it: 39 per cent of boys agreed with this, compared with 63 per cent of girls.
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