Christian religiosity and mental health : an exploratory study among young people in Hong Kong

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pui-yee, Albert Cheung
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 5055-5073
Author(s):  
Dong Yile

In recent years, more and more young people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have come to universities in Chinese Mainland for higher education. However, due to the differences in political, economic and cultural environment between Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions and Chinese Mainland, these young people have encountered psychological problems such as examination anxiety, interpersonal loneliness and lack of sense of meaning in life due to the related learning and life difficulties in Chinese mainland universities, which affect their growth and success. Many of the students originally thought that smoking was used in a more secluded environment to relieve stress, psychological counseling and energy recovery, but in fact smoking brings more harm. In the creation of a smoke-free campus, a variety of measures are adopted to give full play to the positive emotions of students to promote their mental health, which will help to achieve the creation of a smoke-free campus and share a healthy life on the campus. Based on the survey of a total of 658 undergraduates from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in H University on their positive affect and mental health, the following conclusions are drawn through data analysis: undergraduates from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in Chinese Mainland have positive affect at the upper-middle level, negative affect and overall affect at the lower-middle level; some undergraduates from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in Chinese mainland universities have middle-level mental health status and significant differences in grade and family relationship satisfaction; family relationship satisfaction has an important impact on students' emotional and mental health; the negative emotional performance and mental health of senior students, science students and students with low family relationship satisfaction need more attention from educators. Correlation analysis shows that positive affect is positively correlated with health concerns, energy status, satisfaction and interest in life, mood status, control of emotions and behaviors, relaxation and tension, and total score of mental health (P < 0.01). Regression analysis shows that positive affect has significant positive predictive effects on six factors in mental health, such as "health concerns", "satisfaction and interest in life", "energy", "mental state", "control of emotions and behaviors", "relaxation and tension" and mental health. The enlightenment of this study lies in the suggestions that actions should be taken from the two levels of school education and home-school combination to strengthen the cultivation of positive affect of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan undergraduates in Chinese mainland universities, so as to improve their mental health level.


J ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-246
Author(s):  
Ann Hemingway

This paper presents the findings from a study of an equine assisted intervention (EAI), which is currently referred over 150 predominantly young people with mental health and behavioural problems each year. The young people are referred to this intervention when other services such as Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are not effective. Performing an exploratory study of implementation may be indicated when, there are few previously published studies or existing data using a specific intervention technique. This study showed some positive changes for participants across eight dimensions including; assertiveness, engagement with learning, calmness, planning, taking responsibility, empathy, communication and focus and perseverance. The equine intervention literature has shown mixed results across a variety of study designs and target groups, in terms of the gold standard of evidence, randomised controlled studies however the evidence currently is very limited. This study used a non-randomised sample, no control group and an unstandardised measurement filled out by those who refer young people to the intervention (social workers and teachers). The outcomes however from this exploratory study would suggest that a randomised control trial may be warranted and achievable.


1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 19-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCIS LEE

In Hong Kong, the phenomenon of young people hanging around individually or in groups in public places through the night has become prevalent. This has drawn much attention from the public and the media because the behaviour of these "night drifting teens" (e.g., chasing around, vandalising, harassing people passing by, behaving promiscuously) is becoming a public nuisance. Moreover, they also risk running up against the law. Based on a recent exploratory study of these "night drifting" youths, this paper introduces their social background and situation. The causes of their engagement in these nocturnal activities are also explored. Services for this group of youths are also proposed. Further recommendations on the direction and development of relevant service programmes to meet their needs are suggested. 青少年个别地或联群地在夜间于公众场所溜连聚集有普遍化的现象。他们在这些场所的不检行为 (如追追逐逐、破坏公物、骚扰途人、不羁行为) 引起了大众及传媒的关注。再者,他们亦面临犯罪的危机。基于一项以这些夜间活动的青少年为对象的探讨性研究,本文介绍他们的一些社会背景及夜游情况。在探索了他们夜游的原因及服务需要后,本文介绍了一些现时及在计划中为他们提供的服务,亦建议了几点应为他们发展的服务方向。


10.2196/11249 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. e11249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathijs Lucassen ◽  
Rajvinder Samra ◽  
Ioanna Iacovides ◽  
Theresa Fleming ◽  
Matthew Shepherd ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimin Zhu ◽  
Yanqiong Zhuang ◽  
Paul Lee ◽  
Jessica Li ◽  
Paul Wai-Ching Wong

BACKGROUND School closures during COVID-19 may have exacerbated students’ loneliness, addictive behaviour, and poor mental health. These mental health issues confronting young people are of public concern. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to examine the association between loneliness and gaming addiction among young people in Hong Kong and to investigate how familial factors, psychological distress, and gender differences moderate the relationships. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2020 when school reopened after 6 months of school suspension. Participants were 2,863 children and adolescents in primary (grades 4-6) and secondary (grades 7-8) schools (female: 52.5%). Chi-square tests, one-way ANOVA, and independent-samples t-tests were performed to compare the difference of distribution in gaming addictions across gender, age, and other socio-demographic characteristics. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors that relate to excessive or pathological gaming, separately, in comparison with leisure gaming. RESULTS Approximately 88% of the participants played video games during the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevalence of excessive and pathological game addiction was 20.9% and 5.3%, respectively. More male students had gaming addiction symptoms than females. The multinomial logistic regressions showed that feeling lonely was associated with more problematic gaming behaviours, and the association was stronger for older female students. Low socioeconomic status, less parental support and supervision, and poor mental health were risk factors for gaming addiction, especially among primary school students. After being adjusted for depressive symptoms, loneliness was negatively associated with gaming addiction. CONCLUSIONS Loneliness was associated with gaming addiction and the finding of this study suggested that the association was similar across gender and age among young people. Familial support and supervision during school closures can protect young people from developing problematic gaming behaviour. Results of the study have implications for prevention and early intervention for policy makers and game developers.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimin ZHU ◽  
Yanqiong Zhuang ◽  
Paul Lee ◽  
Wong Wai Ching

Background: Pandemics affect the physical and mental well-being of all potentially at-risk individuals. The secondary consequences of measures to prevent the outbreak (i.e., school closures) have extensive impact on young people globally. This longitudinal study examines changes of suicidal ideation status among adolescents during COVID-19.Method: A follow-up after nine-months of a school-based survey among 1,491 secondary students was conducted during COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Psychological well-being, psychological factors, family support, and COVID-19-related experiences were examined.Findings: The prevalence of suicidal ideation were 24% and 21% among the participants before and during COVID-19, respectively. In particular, 897 (65.0%) remained non-suicidal, 193 (14.0%) recovered from being suicidal, 148 (10.7%) newly reported being suicidal, and 143 (10.4%) remained suicidal. Respondents who remained suicidal were found to have significantly higher depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and social anxiety; fixed mindset; lower meaning of life and self-control; and lower parental support and supervision than the other groups. Participants with suicidal ideation reported more negative perceptions about the pandemic than non-suicidal participants. Logistic regression showed that participants with higher trait anxiety and higher stress from self-expectations in the baseline survey predicted higher likelihood of having suicidal ideation than the non-suicidal students at follow-up.Conclusion: Poor psychological well-being, lower level of family support, and negative impacts of the pandemic were consistently associated with students’ presence of suicidal ideation during the pandemic. Further intervention studies are needed to examine the effects of the mental health consequences of COVID-19 on youth mental health and to promote positive youth well-being.


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