TY - JOUR
T1 - A study on mental health of secondary school students in three metropolitan cities in China
T2 - Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing
AU - Ng, Petrus
AU - Chan, Kai Fong
AU - Fio, Wing Chung
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This article presents a study comparing the self-esteem and mental health of secondary school students in three metropolitan cities in China: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing. Before 1997, Hong Kong was under the sovereignty of the British government. After the unification, the city became one of the major economic and political centers corresponding to the other two major cities. In this study, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (SES) were used as measuring instruments. The subjects were junior and senior secondary school students: Hong Kong (N = 1,149), Shanghai (N = 1,987), and Beijing (N = 1,922). No significant difference was found between the self-esteem of students in Beijing and Shanghai, but the self-esteem in the students of both cities was higher than in those from Hong Kong (p < .001). The mental health of Shanghai students was the best among the three cities, followed by Beijing students (p < .001) and Hong Kong students (p < .001). The factors affecting students' self-esteem and mental health in the three cities are explored and the possible explanations for the differences discussed.
AB - This article presents a study comparing the self-esteem and mental health of secondary school students in three metropolitan cities in China: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing. Before 1997, Hong Kong was under the sovereignty of the British government. After the unification, the city became one of the major economic and political centers corresponding to the other two major cities. In this study, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30) and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (SES) were used as measuring instruments. The subjects were junior and senior secondary school students: Hong Kong (N = 1,149), Shanghai (N = 1,987), and Beijing (N = 1,922). No significant difference was found between the self-esteem of students in Beijing and Shanghai, but the self-esteem in the students of both cities was higher than in those from Hong Kong (p < .001). The mental health of Shanghai students was the best among the three cities, followed by Beijing students (p < .001) and Hong Kong students (p < .001). The factors affecting students' self-esteem and mental health in the three cities are explored and the possible explanations for the differences discussed.
KW - Chinese students
KW - Mental health
KW - Secondary school students
KW - Self-esteem
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U2 - 10.1515/IJAMH.2008.20.1.53
DO - 10.1515/IJAMH.2008.20.1.53
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 18540284
AN - SCOPUS:43549125784
SN - 0334-0139
VL - 20
SP - 53
EP - 62
JO - International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
JF - International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
IS - 1
ER -