Would you rather look good or get good grades?
One in three schoolgirls is more worried about looking good in class than getting decent grades, it has been found.
Researchers found that image takes precedent over academic success once girls reach their teens.
One in four of the 3,000 nine-to-15 year old girls who were polled, said they believed good looks would get them further in life than good exam results.
By contrast, only one in four boys said the same thing and 36 per cent of boys said they wanted to do well in their exams so they could go on to have a successful career.
That's because the average 15-year-old boy knows his looks won't get him anywhere… not even on the 12.15 to Croydon.
A spokesperson for Superdrug, which commissioned the study, said: "This research shows how important looking good is to today's teens and especially girls who are spending too much time worrying about the way they look.
"Worries about hair and spots are in both boys and girls top tens and of the things that are keeping teens up at night this is the one that we know we can help them with.
"Today's teens' top worries are exactly those of a generation ago - getting rid of spotty skin, wanting to fit in and wanting to look good for their friends."
TOP 10 BOY'S WORRIES
1. School work / homework (36 per cent)
2. Fitting in with friends (27 per cent)
3. Being bullied (23 per cent)
4. Looking good (17 per cent)
5. Bad skin (14 per cent)
6. Bad hair (11 per cent)
7. Weight (11 per cent)
8. Gun / knife culture (11 per cent)
9. Crime (10 per cent)
10. Gangs in the local area (10 per cent)
TOP 10 GIRL'S WORRIES
1. Looking good (31 per cent)
2. School work / homework (28 per cent)
3. Fitting in with friends (28 per cent)
4. Bad hair (18 per cent)
5. Weight (18 per cent)
6. Being bullied (17 per cent)
7. Bad skin (17 per cent)
8. Body image (11 per cent)
9. Gun / knife culture (10 per cent)
10. Being too hairy (10 per cent)
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Superdrug
"Worries about hair and spots are in both boys and girls top tens and of the things that are keeping teens up at night this is the one that we know we can help them with.
"Today's teens' top worries are exactly those of a generation ago - getting rid of spotty skin, wanting to fit in and wanting to look good for their friends."
TOP 10 BOY'S WORRIES
1. School work / homework (36 per cent)
2. Fitting in with friends (27 per cent)
3. Being bullied (23 per cent)
4. Looking good (17 per cent)
5. Bad skin (14 per cent)
6. Bad hair (11 per cent)
7. Weight (11 per cent)
8. Gun / knife culture (11 per cent)
9. Crime (10 per cent)
10. Gangs in the local area (10 per cent)
TOP 10 GIRL'S WORRIES
1. Looking good (31 per cent)
2. School work / homework (28 per cent)
3. Fitting in with friends (28 per cent)
4. Bad hair (18 per cent)
5. Weight (18 per cent)
6. Being bullied (17 per cent)
7. Bad skin (17 per cent)
8. Body image (11 per cent)
9. Gun / knife culture (10 per cent)
10. Being too hairy (10 per cent)
LINKS
Superdrug
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