Lau Ngar-Sze, Cheung Rebecca Y M, Lai Cheuk Ki Stephanie, Lau Abby Yan Tung, Fung Man Ching
Department of Educational Administration and Policy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2023 May 15;14:1118288. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1118288. eCollection 2023.
Adolescents all over the world are vulnerable in facing developmental challenges. Recent studies have evidenced that the unexpected interruptions of school learning during the COVID-19 pandemic have raised concerns about the well-being of adolescents. This present study sought to investigate the relationship between mindfulness, stress, savoring beliefs, and satisfaction of life among adolescents in Hong Kong during COVID-19. A total of 240 Hong Kong Chinese adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age (M = 15.60; SD = 0.70) from schools with different religious backgrounds completed an online survey. Findings from hierarchical linear regression indicated that statistically, mindfulness negatively predicted stress and positively predicted life satisfaction and savoring beliefs. Students with faiths did not show any significant differences in mindfulness and other variables in this study from students without faiths. In terms of implications, these findings provide positive evidence that mindfulness may be an important aspect for interventions designed to enhance life satisfaction and savoring beliefs, and reduce stress of adolescents over challenging times. Overall, this study suggests youth service providers to develop effective strategies in schools and communities for further promoting wellbeing and resilience of adolescents.
世界各地的青少年在面对发展挑战时都很脆弱。最近的研究表明,新冠疫情期间学校学习的意外中断引发了人们对青少年福祉的担忧。本研究旨在调查新冠疫情期间香港青少年的正念、压力、品味信念和生活满意度之间的关系。共有240名来自不同宗教背景学校的15至19岁香港青少年(M = 15.60;SD = 0.70)完成了一项在线调查。分层线性回归的结果表明,从统计学上讲,正念对压力有负向预测作用,对生活满意度和品味信念有正向预测作用。在本研究中,有宗教信仰的学生与无宗教信仰的学生在正念及其他变量上没有表现出任何显著差异。在实际意义方面,这些发现提供了积极的证据,表明正念可能是旨在提高生活满意度、增强品味信念以及减轻青少年在困难时期压力的干预措施的一个重要方面。总体而言,本研究建议青少年服务提供者在学校和社区制定有效的策略,以进一步促进青少年的福祉和恢复力。