Amid the epidemic, schoolchildren spend more time online. A survey conducted by the School Social Work Team of the Lutheran Social Service Office found that 51.8% of the students surveyed spent 4 hours or more online outside of class every day, and 13.9% of them pointed to as many as 7 hours or more.
According to the survey, students are seriously addicted to the Internet. 50.1% of them will be irritable because of being interrupted online, and 65.6% of them have had conflicts with their families because of Internet problems. The situation is cause for concern.
According to the agency, Internet access has now become an indispensable part of young people's lives, and parents are advised to turn the crisis into an opportunity to help their children surf the Internet in a healthy way and to show their diverse potential in the online world.
From October to November last year, the school social work team of the Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service conducted a questionnaire survey to a total of 2,256 secondary 2 and 3 students from 14 secondary schools to understand the students' internet habits during the epidemic.
The results show that 51.8% of the interviewed students spend an average of 4 hours or more on the Internet outside of class every day, and 13.9% of them spend 7 hours or more on the Internet, accounting for one-third of the whole day.
Most frequented on YouTube and Douyin
The survey results show that students most often watch videos, play games and use social platforms online. The most frequently used video and audio platforms are YouTube and Douyin, and the most frequently played games are “Honor of Kings” and “PUBG Mobile (Instant Chicken)” .
65.6% of the students surveyed had conflicts with their families because of the Internet
The survey also pointed out that 68% of the students would go online immediately after returning home, and 50.1% said that they would be disturbed by being interrupted online; 65.6% of the interviewed students had conflicts with their families due to Internet problems; 57.2% of the students liked to go online more than Gather with family.
According to the analysis of the survey data, students with moderate Internet addiction tendencies are more likely to have conflicts with their families due to Internet problems.
Parents worry that children spend too much time online affecting their studies
The working group observed that parents are likely to have friction with their children because they are worried that their children spend too much time online, which will affect their studies and work and rest. On the contrary, children will think that parents do not understand the importance of the Internet to them, and there are factors such as time allocation and expectations gap. , while at odds with parents.
Secondary three students use the Internet to develop interests and parental relationships are improved
Yu Zai, a third-year student, turned on his computer as soon as he got home from school, played with friends and surfed the Internet, and he had conflicts with his family because of this.
In addition to surfing the Internet, he also likes fishing. In recent years, he has tried to film his fishing process and upload it to YouTube, and he has many subscribers.
He has recently started planning to run an online shop to sell fishing gear, using the Internet to develop his interest. His parents also appreciate his enthusiasm for fishing and support his son to develop his interest in the Internet. Finally, he successfully balances the conflict caused by Internet problems.
The social worker of the working group, Li Yanfen, said that online activities have become an indispensable part of young people's lives. Parents need to turn the crisis in the online world into an opportunity to help them surf the Internet healthily and show their diverse potential from the online world.
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