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Title Poll suggests students among Hong Kong's unhappiest Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet RTHK News Media type Radio Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Description Polytechnic University researchers say for the first time since 2012, students aged 12 to 18 had the lowest average happiness score among all age groups.
Dr Simon Lam, who conducted the study, said such a finding was rare even in other countries, as previous studies showed young people were generally happier than adults because they had fewer things to worry about.
Researchers invited 1,827 people last month to score their happiness on scale ranging from 0 to 10.
They found overall that Hong Kong people's happiness levels barely improved from last year, when the city was gripped by social unrest.
Respondents gave themselves an average score of 6.16, which is just 0.01 higher than last year’s figure.
Sylvia Chan from HK WeCare, which commissioned the study, said young people may have felt unhappy with the government and upset about disrupted schooling:
"I think because of Covid-19, the school suspensions contributed a lot [to] the emotion burden for students,” she said. “Students would think [they are] being locked up at home and cannot see their classmates and cannot go out and play – it can be one of the reasons that made them unhappy."
Female respondents were less happy overall than male respondents.
Researchers said that was a reversal of the usual trend where men normally scored lower on happiness than women, as they tended to be more repressed given stereotypical gender roles.
They said during the pandemic, women may have had to spend more time doing housework and taking care of children, and this may have increased the pressure on them.
The survey also found 46 percent of respondents showed signs of moderate to severe depression – around six percentage points higher than last year.
Researchers also asked respondents to rate their satisfaction with various external factors that could affect their happiness, such as government policy, the economy, living environment, the media, healthcare, and law and order.
They found that people gave the lowest scores to factors such as politics and society, government policy and trust in the government, while the city’s housing problems became less of a concern to many people.
They said the results showed that the government’s performance left a lot to be desired, adding that authorities should listen more to the people.
But researchers said even with unpleasant external factors, people could still strive to live a happier life through developing more positive values and caring more about society and others.Producer/Author RTHK News URL https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1556705-20201026.htm Persons Ching Lam Title Grounded by Covid-19, children and teens are the unhappiest people in Hong Kong, survey finds Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet SCMP Media type Web Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Description After months of suspended classes and stunted social lives amid the ongoing pandemic, children and teens are Hong Kong’s unhappiest people this year, a survey has found.
Working on a scale of zero to 10, the non-profit group HK.WeCARE has determined the city’s overall happiness index this year to be 6.16, a tiny increase from last year’s 6.15, but still a substantial drop from 6.54 in 2018 and 6.4 in 2017.
While the city was rocked by months of often-violent anti-government protests starting in June of 2019, researchers said they believed the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic was the biggest cause of unhappiness this year, with Hongkongers shut in by travel bans and everyday life impeded by local social-distancing measures.
“People are more unhappy about the impact of Covid-19, which changed every aspect of society and life,” survey leader Dr Simon Lam Ching, an assistant professor at Polytechnic University’s school of nursing, said on Monday.Producer/Author SCMP URL https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3107106/grounded-covid-19-children-and-teens-are-unhappiest-people Persons Ching Lam Title Unhappiness surges among the young Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Standard Media type Web Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Description Students were the most unhappy group due to long periods of school suspensions amid the pandemic, an annual poll on Hong Kong's happiness levels and mental health shows. The poll, conducted by Polytechnic University's School of Nursing and commissioned by non-profit group HK.WeCare, interviewed more than 1,800 people online last month to score their happiness on a scale of zero to 10. Results found that the "happy index" was 6.16 points, similar to last year's 6.15 points. The poll aimed to study and analyze happiness levels, psychological factors, environmental factors and depression. TS Channel More>> Students aged 12 to 18 were the most unhappy group, with an index of 5.87 points, while those who were 55 years old or above were the happiest, with an index of 6.61 points. "Students were usually the happiest group of all, but they became the most unhappy in this year's survey, which is rare," said HK.WeCare cochair Sylvia Chan May-kuen. "Such a situation is related to school suspensions, when students were cut out of social activities, disrupting life patterns, so that physical and mental states will inevitably be affected," Chan said, suggesteing schools enhance mental health education for students as well as communication between students and teachers. Interviewees were also asked about 10 qualities of life, including satisfaction with politics, the economy and the environment. Of the 10 qualities, the lowest scores were "government governance" (3.03 points), "degree of trust in government handling" (3.04 points) and "politics and society" (3.31 points). Young people aged 35 or below were more dissatisfied with the three items, compared to other age groups. Another cochair, Tik Chi-yuen, said the performance of the government was also closely related to the mood and happy index. "The survey shows that the young are dissatisfied with the government, and the future of society belongs to them," Chan added. "The government needs to reflect more on how to have young people's trust and should care more about their views and voices when it comes to governance." Female respondents were less happy than males, which was contrary to the usual results of past years. More than 45 percent of respondents had mild to severe depression, an increase from last year. Producer/Author The Standard URL https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/4/224148/Unhappiness-surges-among-the-young Persons Ching Lam Title 《調查：港人開心指數偏低 青少年「最不開心」 逾四成半受訪者有抑鬱情緒》 Degree of recognition Local Media name/outlet I-Cable Media type Television Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Description 【有線新聞】疫情下大家不太開心，團體調查發現最不開心是青少年，女士亦首次比男士不開心。
2020年剩下兩個月，這一年過得如何呢？「可以吧、得過且過。」、「一般般，因為疫情關係，不能經常外出。」、「我都不開心。」、「有少許物是人非感覺。」、「都不是幾開心。」
疫情下人人戴口罩，街上不再見到笑臉，調查發現這一年大家都未必笑得出。和富社會企業「香港開心D」九月以網上問卷訪問1,827人心理狀況，今年香港人開心指數10分滿分只有6.16分，不太開心，與去年6.15分差不多。最開心是55歲或以上人士，有6.61分。最不開心是12至18歲青少年，只有5.87分。
中二學生：「因為疫情經常在家中，不能玩運動，例如籃球。」小朋友多留在家中，媽媽自然要給予更多時間、精神照顧他們，亦因為這樣，可能令女士首次成為較不開心群組的原因。劉小姐：「家庭壓力大了，小孩應外出走走，但近期少了這些機會，經常在家發洩了情緒出來，大家都情緒都負面、消極了。」
其他外在因素亦影響心情，最低滿意度的三項，兩項均與政府有關。馮小姐：「這個政府無話可言，好差、所有事都很差，疫情也做得不好。」岑生：「不開心。（為甚麼？）疫情和政府，所有事都做得不好，沒有幫巿民。」
受訪者中亦有超過四成半有輕度至嚴重抑鬱情緒，「香港開心D」聯席主席陳美娟：「疫苗是否可信？注射後有多有效？身邊人是否高危群組？好多事都令人擔心，於是令人有抑鬱。有情緒是正常的，不要收藏情緒，導致情緒架床疊屋，越來越多就會處理不到。」
疫情、社會氣氛，這些令人不開心的事未必一時三刻消失，所以團體建議做人正面一點，關心多點身邊的人，讓整個社會均可以開心一點。Producer/Author Icable URL cablenews.i-cable.com/ci/videopage/news/38514 Persons Ching Lam Title 《日常8點半：第六集》 Degree of recognition Local Media name/outlet RTHK香港電台 Media type Television Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Description 《原來係咁》
疫情持續大半年，對市民的身心健康造成壓力。今日公布的「香港整體開心指數2020」持續偏低，學童成為歷年來最不開心的群組，女性亦首度比男性較不開心。究竟詳情如何？心理學家又有什麼建議教大家在負面的環境下保持心境開朗？Producer/Author RTHK香港電台 URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTGE_uBEJyw Persons Ching Lam Title 調查指12至18歲受訪組別開心指數最低 倡師生加強溝通 Degree of recognition Local Media name/outlet TVB NEWS official無綫新聞 Media type Television Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Description 一項關於港人開心指數的調查顯示，12至18歲組別的數字最低。
和富社會企業一個關注情緒健康的平台，委託理大護理學院上月網上訪問1827人，分析港人快樂狀況。結果顯示受訪者開心指數持續低迷，滿分10分平均只有6.16分，與去年十年來最低紀錄的6.15分相若；當中12至18歲群組的開心指數最低，只有5.87分。
調查平台指，學校停課令學生社交活動減少、影響學童身心，建議學校加強在校情緒教育及師生之間的溝通。Producer/Author TVB NEWS official無綫新聞 URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hoke6Qf8_g Persons Ching Lam Title 有調查發現港人開心指數持續低迷 受訪學童最不開心 Degree of recognition Local Media name/outlet 無綫新聞(港澳) Media type Television Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Description 今年大部分時間都處於新冠肺炎疫情中，不少市民忙於防疫，也面對工作壓力。有機構進行的「開心指數」調查也反映出來，受訪學童最不開心。
疫情下，你開心嗎？
市民劉先生表示：「八成開心；兩成不開心，好多事不能避免，好像戴口罩一樣不能避免，現在限聚令又不可超過四人。」
市民胡女士說：「疫情又出不了去旅行，嬰兒在家，照顧他好辛苦。」
和富社會企業一個關注情緒健康的平台委託理工大學護理學院，上月網上訪問1827人，分析港人的快樂狀況，包括內在心理、外在環境因素和抑鬱情緒。
發現開心指數持續低迷，以10分為滿分，平均只有6.16分，與去年相若，其中55歲以上群組最開心；但12至18歲群組最不開心，只有5.87分，比去年的分數明顯下跌。
蔡同學稱：「(復課)有時有些緊張，突然要考呈分試，有時有些急躁，因為要追回功課，有些困難。」
香港開心D聯席主席陳美娟表示：「求助是重要的，身邊要有好的朋友讓你求助，需要找到專家、他人幫助。」
機構又建議，政府應關注市民在疫情下的心理狀況，增撥資源處理情緒問題。Producer/Author 無綫新聞 URL news.tvb.com/local/5f96a98534b031c072d7747c Persons Ching Lam Title 香港情绪健康调查：学童开心指数降至历史最低 Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet 鳳凰網視頻 Media type Television Country/Territory Hong Kong Date 26/10/20 Producer/Author 鳳凰網視頻 URL https://i.ifeng.com/c/80sYAraQ5Er Persons Ching Lam
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- Happiness index