Life planning among young people in Hong Kong

Abstract

Modern day Hong Kong youths are faced with numerous difficulties, including an uncertain future and an assortment of temptations such as internet indulgence and drug addiction. Certainly, such unhealthy habits produce adverse effects on youths’ physical and mental health. In this talk, the speaker presents the state of mental wellbeing of Hong Kong youths using standardized measures that taps into the biological, psychological, spiritual and social aspects of youth mental health. As a response, the concept of life planning will be introduced to help young people set up clear goals for themselves and overcome existing problems faced by them. 現今青少年在日常生活中面對不同的誘惑，如沉迷網絡世界、電子遊戲，甚至沉淪毒海。這些生活習慣都對他們的身心健康構成不良影響。講者將探討香港青少年在現代社會中遇到的問題，並以量表方式闡釋青少年的健康生活元素。最後，講者建議青少年宜進行生涯規劃，為自己的人生訂立明確的目標，以克服所面對的困難。