Survey: More than half of middle school students feel pressure, Daning listens to songs on the computer to relieve themselves and refuses to talk to others

The Young Women's Christian Association of Hong Kong (Young Women) announced today (24th) a survey on "Students' Adaptation to Advancement to Secondary Schools". Affected by the epidemic, the learning patterns of primary and secondary school students have changed from time to time, and the opportunities to make friends at school have also been greatly reduced. The Young Women's Survey interviewed 596 Among secondary school students and 316 parents, it was found that many students and parents had depression and anxiety problems, but middle school students had more serious problems.

High school students are stressed and female students have more serious problems

Lan Lang, assistant research director of the Young Women's Youth, pointed out that the study showed that more than half of the students admitted to being stressed and suffering from anxiety and depression during the promotion process. Among them, the female students who felt the above situation were higher than the male students, whether it was stress, anxiety or depression in the middle school. Male students were 10 percent higher.

The study also pointed out that if the family relationship deteriorates during the middle school admission process, it will cause students to be under pressure,

Anxiety and depression are more serious, and it is pointed out that most of the students entering secondary school are most troubled by academic-related matters, but more than 40% of the students are also affected by the epidemic, and they are under pressure due to worries about infection and resumption of classes. Faced with these emotional problems, students tend to fight. Games, listening to music soothe the mood, not inclined to talk to others.

Shi Qianli, the unit director of the Women's Youth Family Health Promotion Center, said: "It is not easy to adapt to the early stage of high school." She pointed out that the epidemic has caused continuous changes in teaching methods and reduced physical activities in schools, making it difficult for students to adapt to the new environment and make new friends. In response to sudden changes in the environment and changes in puberty, students will be under double pressure, especially female students who puberty earlier than male students, are more sensitive to social and other people's evaluations, and focus on their own internal evaluation. On the contrary, male students are more affected by external factors. Because of the objective environmental impact, it is more difficult for female students to adapt to the new environment.

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Gaming is stressful

A Lang (pseudonym), a freshman, said that due to the different environments of primary and secondary schools, the amount of homework increased greatly after entering middle school. Primary school only had five or six homework a day, but middle school had 12 or 3 homework, and it took an average of more than two hours to complete each day. In addition, there were no primary school classmates who went to the same middle school with him, which made it difficult for him to adapt to the new environment in the early stage of high school, and it took him about three months to adapt to the new campus life.

Arang's mother said that Arang's stressful behaviors at that time were mainly eating too much sugar, becoming more often hiding in the room, reducing his smile and increasing his playing time. I was so addicted to games that I didn’t know how much time had passed, and the most exaggerated attempt was to play games for 10 hours a day.

She admitted that she understood that Arang played games because of the pressure, but she also said that she was also stressed at the time and did not know how to deal with problems.

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Parents should communicate more with their children, and students should give time to adjust themselves

Faced with the problem of entering high school, students and parents may have emotional distress. Shi Qianli, the unit director of the Women's Youth Family Health Promotion Center, put forward several suggestions for parents, students and schools.

In terms of parents, she suggested that parents should not focus on their children’s behavior, such as increased playing time, but should try to understand the reasons behind it, and care about and understand the “pressure” of their children’s promotion to high school. She emphasized that parents should adjust their expectations for their children’s academics after entering high school. You should praise your children more and criticize them less, pay special attention to your daughter’s emotions, and take the initiative to explain the physiological changes. If you have the opportunity, you can also arrange for your children to socialize with classmates in primary and secondary schools.

Shi Qianli reminded that secondary school and primary school have different achievement standards and different learning methods. It is suggested that students entering secondary school should give time to adjust themselves, accept their temporary "backwards", equip themselves with study skills and actively participate in school activities. others confide.

Shi Qianli suggested that schools should pay more attention to the pressure and needs of secondary one students, adjust students' academic requirements, arrange student friendships, and take the initiative to guide and answer girls' concerns about physiological changes.

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