A study by the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) and the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) found that the group of young people questioned were unanimously opposed to media attendance at family court hearings.
A total of 11 young people aged between 16 and 25 took part in the study via in-depth interviews.
They were asked a range of questions around proposals to open up family courts to greater scrutiny in order to make judgments, and the process by which they are made, more transparent.
Approved journalists have been allowed to attend family court hearings since 2009 following an attempt to open up the courts by then Labour Justice Secretary Jack Straw, although what they can report is heavily restricted.
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