In recent years, the society has paid more and more attention to the mental health of young people. A survey showed that more than half of the interviewed middle school students showed moderate to very severe symptoms of anxiety, including fear of making a fool of themselves, dry mouth and trembling, etc. More than three adults showed moderate symptoms of depression. status or above.
Over 70% of the students surveyed had a poor relationship with their parents, which also made their overall mental health worse.
The agency responsible for the survey suggested that parents should try to listen to their children's voice, increase time together, and avoid blaming their children for personal problems. Young people should also develop emotional management skills, such as taking the initiative to share their thoughts with a trustworthy person.
The Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service announced that more than half of the interviewed secondary school students showed moderate to very severe symptoms of anxiety.
(Provided by Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service)
About 18% of the students surveyed had very severe symptoms of depression and anxiety
Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service "Child and Adolescent Physical and Mental Health Service" successfully interviewed 1,192 secondary school students with questionnaires from October last year to June this year.
The results showed that 35.5% of the interviewed students had moderate symptoms of depression or above, and the most common symptoms were: "It is difficult to start work automatically", "I feel that I have nothing to look forward to in the future", "It seems that I cannot Any more pleasant, comfortable feeling."
Another 51.3% of the interviewed students showed moderate to very severe symptoms of depression and anxiety, of which 17.7% were very severe. Feeling trembling (e.g. tremors)".
Data analysis shows that among various life areas, "getting along with family" is the most related to the overall mental health of students and has the greatest impact.
The second is "future/study".
The survey results also showed that only 17% of the students felt that they had an ideal relationship with their parents, and 74.8% and 67% of the students respectively believed that they had a poor relationship with their father and mother, and their overall mental health was significantly worse, and their symptoms were significantly more severe.
The agency advises parents to avoid blaming their children for personal problems that will have the greatest negative impact on youth mental health.
If you have a conflict with your child, you should remember to stop violent conflict behaviors such as yelling, so as not to imitate your child. You can also try to listen to your child’s voice, discover common activities and interests with your child, increase topics and spend time together.
As for students, they can cultivate and improve their emotional management skills. For example, they can take the initiative to talk to their parents, trusted teachers or friends, or find effective channels to express their emotions, such as cultivating interests such as art and sports.
