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University Student Perceptions of the Impact of the Social Unrest in Hong Kong

Ong, E; Chu, S; (2022) University Student Perceptions of the Impact of the Social Unrest in Hong Kong. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research , 51 (5) pp. 494-509. 10.1080/17475759.2022.2102058. Green open access

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Abstract

Social unrest has a significant impact on all citizens but for university students, little is known about how they thrived through this period with certain disconnection to social support while living in residential halls. Therefore, this study focused on the lived experiences of a group of university students and explored how the social unrest had affected them. Focus group interviews were conducted with 20 university students in Hong Kong. Using thematic analysis, the transcriptions were categorized into four themes: disruptions to daily routines, impact on psychological wellbeing, relationships, and coping strategies. It was revealed that reduced social connections during the unrest impacted their coping strategies and relationships, and emotional distress. This sheds implications on policymaking in residential halls and for university counselling services.

Type: Article
Title: University Student Perceptions of the Impact of the Social Unrest in Hong Kong
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2022.2102058
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2022.2102058
Language: English
Additional information: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Keywords: Residential hall; social unrest; coping strategies; anxiety; connections
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
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URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157760
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