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2020-06-09 17:30
Last update date: 2020-06-09 17:30Monday (8th) is the day of the resumption of classes from Primary Four to Secondary Two. Primary Four and Secondary One students have fallen off the building, causing social concerns about the emotional problems of students and even the general public under the influence of the epidemic.
Initially, it was alleged that the two school children who fell into the building might be affected to some extent by academic problems. Regardless of whether this is the real reason, the society must be aware that under the slogan "No class or no school", the disruption of the regular learning model of epidemic middle school children will still bring a lot of new anxiety and pressure. For example, whether the interaction between schoolchildren and teachers is smooth during the suspension, so that they can feedback learning difficulties in a timely and effective manner. Another example is that although grassroots students are concerned about the Love Fund providing subsidies for purchasing computers, parents’ assistance in online learning and the speed of home internet will have a certain gap with middle-class families. As another example, if you have trouble learning in the past, you can share and encourage with your friends, but the chances of an epidemic are greatly reduced.
The sudden changes during these outbreaks caused pressure and anxiety, and it was not easy to disappear with the resumption of classes. In addition to paying attention to the curriculum and epidemic prevention arrangements, the society should pay more attention to and support children's emotional problems. For example, the school can flexibly handle the submission of children's homework, will it arrange more after-school tutoring hours to help the children in need to keep up with the progress, or will the school provide relevant lectures for parents to help parents identify children's emotional problems at home? Characteristics and coping methods.
After the resumption of class, not only the progress of the students has attracted much attention from teachers, but also the mental health of the students should also become the focus. (Profile picture)
Epidemic situation and economic impact
In fact, the epidemic not only changed the children's learning life, but also affected the parents. For example, the Hong Kong Children’s Club has successfully interviewed 475 parents through online questionnaires and phone calls from February 8 to March 14 and found that more than 40% of the parents interviewed reached the level of concern. Thirty percent of parents believe that there is more parent-child conflict than before the epidemic. More than half of the parents said that the reason for the conflict is to frequently ask their children to learn or do homework and factor mobile phones commonly used by women. Parents are faced with the social problems due to the sudden doubling of the pressure to take care of children and the emotional problems that may arise from more conflicts.
Ordinary adults have not been able to escape the emotional impact of the epidemic. A survey by the Social Service Federation found that 65% of the respondents felt more stressed during the epidemic and experienced emotional problems such as irritability and insomnia. Not to mention the people who have emotional problems, because during pneumonia, services are blocked and they cannot get support on time. Adults will face the pressure of life due to the economic downturn caused by the epidemic. Studies in the United States show that for every 1% increase in the unemployment rate, the suicide rate will increase by 4.1%. Although there is no research in Hong Kong to show the exact relationship among them, at a time when the unemployment rate has reached a new high, it still sounds the alarm for the society in terms of public emotional problems.
The current social epidemic tends to be flat, but the impact of the epidemic, especially the emotional impact on individual groups in society, has not been reassuring. The current awareness of the government and society in this regard is clearly insufficient. Compared with the investigation and attention of foreign institutions on the change of people's emotions under the epidemic situation, the work of Hong Kong society in this respect is not sufficient. Only when you know enough can you best take the right medicine. therefore. The Government should fund the relevant research institutes of Hong Kong society as soon as possible to formulate relevant support programs.
According to Yourminds survey, 72% of the respondents think that video communication with friends can improve emotional stress. (Vcg)
In the past, the focus of Hong Kong society on the epidemic situation was mainly in the area of health and epidemic prevention. Nowadays, when the number of local cases in Hong Kong shows zero growth many times, society must also invest resources in how to adjust emotional problems. Relative to the promotion of epidemic prevention and hygiene knowledge, the government should also popularize how to maintain emotional health in epidemic situations. For example, according to a survey by the British charity Yourminds, 72% of the respondents believe that video communication with friends and watching movies/TV can relieve emotional stress. Followed by sports (60%), learning new skills (59%), reading books (55%) and playing video games (49%). The government can advertise these methods of improving emotional stress in the first place, and secondly, it should pay attention to supporting related projects. For example, the video communication equipment of grassroots families, such as whether the course allowance will be increased to encourage more people to learn new skills.
Yuval Neria, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University, estimates that millions of people in the United States will need psychological treatment, indicating that mental health after the epidemic will be a major challenge facing society. Therefore, while thinking about how the society will gradually return to normal, the Hong Kong government must also pay attention to the investment in the psychological reconstruction of the population, promptly initiate a survey and research on Hong Kong society, and issue a corresponding support plan to prevent the recurrence of social tragedies.
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