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http://hdl.handle.net/10722/42578
2024-03-28T12:20:23ZImpacts of electronic device use on adolescents' sexual knowledge, attitude and perception during the COVID-19 pandemic: A representative sexuality survey
http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340858
Title: Impacts of electronic device use on adolescents' sexual knowledge, attitude and perception during the COVID-19 pandemic: A representative sexuality survey
Authors: Tse, DM; Kiu, OTW; Yeo, VA; Kiu, ECY; Yip, P; Ip, P; Choi, EPH; Wong, WCW
Abstract: <p>Background: COVID-19 pandemic has led to school closure and social distancing measures for infection control. Many young people thus spent more time on electronic devices and the Internet. This study aimed to determine if and how sexual knowledge, perception and behavior as well as sexuality among Hong Kong adolescents were affected as a result. Methods: Youth Sexuality Study conducted by The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong (FPAHK) evaluated the sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviors and sexual health of youth every 5 years since 1981 with adaptations made to the changing environment. We analyzed this cross-sectional data on sexual knowledge, attitude, and experiences as well as the impacts of COVID-19 on daily life, health and relationships. Univariate analysis was conducted to investigate the relationships between the time spent on electronic devices and sexuality, while mediation analyses using the PROCESS procedure were performed to further explore differences in time spent on electronic devices. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of our participants spent more time on social media and browsing the Internet on electronic devices with less time for extracurricular activities and learning. Nonetheless, there was better overall sexual knowledge and a lower degree of sexual stigma with a higher overall acceptance of sexual minorities. The mediation analyses found that sexual content [Conditional effect = 0.024 (95% CI 0.008, 0.043)] and engagement online [Conditional effect = 0.036 (CI 0.021, 0.053)] could indirectly influence the effect of screen time on the frequency of sexual practices. Conclusion: Policymakers and frontline professionals should re-examine the pedagogy of the present sex education and consider online sex education as the key mode of delivery while guiding the proper use of electronic devices in the learning and exploration of sexual knowledge.<br></p>2023-12-30T00:00:00ZGangs and the Gig Economy: Triads, Precarity and Illicit Work in Hong Kong
http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340304
Title: Gangs and the Gig Economy: Triads, Precarity and Illicit Work in Hong Kong
Authors: Fraser, Alistair; Joe-Laidler, Karen
Abstract: <p>Paid employment in the criminal economy is, in many ways, the essence of precarious labour yet to date criminological work on the so-called ‘gig economy’ is scarce. Here we apply emergent sociological literature on ‘post-Fordist’ working cultures to precarious youth employment in Hong Kong, arguing: (1) recent reorganizations of labour markets towards flexible entrepreneurship are mirrored in the illicit economy; (2) a shift in structural features of triad gangs has led to a parallel form of ‘network sociality’; and (3) triad-affiliated youth remained rooted in place-based ‘communities of practice’ that form a point of difference from existing theory. In concluding, we reflect on the implications of these arguments for the study of illicit economies, triads and post-Fordist working cultures.<br></p>2023-05-30T00:00:00ZThe Kenneth Law Media Event – A Dangerous Natural Experiment
http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340097
Title: The Kenneth Law Media Event – A Dangerous Natural Experiment
Authors: Mark, Sinyor; Lorna, Fraser; Dan, Reidenberg; Paul, S F Yip; Thomas, Niederkrotenthaler2024-01-19T00:00:00ZAccess to neighbourhood services and subjective poverty in Hong Kong
http://hdl.handle.net/10722/339502
Title: Access to neighbourhood services and subjective poverty in Hong Kong
Authors: Peng, CH; Yip, P
Abstract: <p>This study tests the institutional/service mechanism of the neighbourhood effect by investigating the relationship between access to neighbourhood services and subjective poverty in Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Data were drawn from the first wave (2015) of the Hong Kong Panel Survey for Poverty Alleviation (n = 1,788). Nineteen types of neighbourhood services were grouped into six categories: health and care, food service, government service, family service, culture and entertainment, and physical activity and sports services. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used. When subjective poverty was measured by the question ‘Do you think that you live in poverty according to your present living condition?’, the regression showed that higher access to a rest garden/park significantly reduced the likelihood of subjective poverty. A rest garden/park has a recreational function that encourages physical exercise and supports social interaction. The findings confirmed that higher access to neighbourhood services compensates for the insufficiency of individual and household resources, making people less likely to feel poor. Policy implications on how improving public space, such as a rest garden/park, may reduce citizens’ subjective poverty in Hong Kong are discussed.<br></p>2022-12-02T00:00:00Z