5
"UNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1994
SCHOOL
ΤΟ HE
TEACHERS AND CAREER MASTERS
ADVISE URGED FIFTH-FORMERS AND THEIR PARENTS OF THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR STUDY
THE
AND
WORK.
SOCIAL MOREOVER,
WORKERS COULD PROVIDE COUNSELLING TO THOSE STUDENTS IN DISTRESS, HE SAID.
SERVICE
MR
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ALSO URGED THE TEENAGERS TO SEEK LI PARENTS
WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM AND TEACHERS AND SUPPORT.
ADVICE
FROM
PROPER
THEIR COUNSEL
"SINCE PEER
AS THE CLASSMATES
AGENT, GROUP IS AN IMPORTANT SUPPORTIVE STUDY HAS FOUND, YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE THEIR AND FRIENDS WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT TO TURN TO THEIR SOCIAL WORKERS FOR ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE,
HE ADDED,
TEACHERS OR
REGARDING THE RECENTLY-COMPLETED STUDY ON THE SUPPORTIVE SYSTEM FOR YOUTH, THE WORKING GROUP CONVENOR, MR PAUL CHAN, SAID IT AIMED
ENCOUNTER, EXPLORE THE NATURE OF PROBLEMS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE GENERALLY
THE OF
MAJOR SOURCES OF SEEKING HELP FROM OTHERS, THEIR PATTERN SUPPORT AND THEIR EXPECTATION OF VARIOUS SUPPORTIVE SYSTEMS.
THE SURVEY INVOLVED SMALL GROUP INTERVIEWS WITH SECONDARY TO SEVEN STUDENTS AGED BETWEEN 11 AND 22, WITH A TOTAL OF 1,625 QUESTIONNAIRES RECEIVED.
ONE
VALID
PEOPLE
INITIAL FINDINGS SHOWED THAT OVER 60 PER CENT OF YOUNG SOMETIMES OR ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OR FUTURE PROSPECTS.
AMONG ALL SITUATIONS STUDIED, YOUNG PEOPLE FOUND MOST STRESSFUL THEIR PARENTS HAD THEY WERE REJECTED BY THEIR PEERS OR WHEN RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS.
WHEN
AS TO THE TENDENCY OF SEEKING HELP, THE SURVEY INDICATED TEENAGERS USUALLY TURNED TO PEERS AS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF SUPPORT THEY CAME ACROSS STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.
THAT
WHEN
THIS WAS
MOST OBVIOUS WHEN THE
YOUNGSTERS FELT
EMOTIONALLY
UNSTABLE OR EXPERIENCE BREAK-UP.
IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION (20 PER CENT 50 PER CENT) OF THE YOUNGSTERS FELT THAT
ΤΟ
EITHER
THEMSELVES COULD BE OF HELP. THE PERCENTAGE RELATION TO FAMILY AND SEX ISSUES.
WAS
THE
NOBODY OR
HIGHEST
ONLY IN
NEVERTHELESS, THE STUDY REFLECTED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
OF
EXPECTATION ON PARENTS FOR VARIOUS TYPES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND REINFORCEMENT.
ASSISTANCE,
DID HAVE INCLUDING
THE ROLE OF
THEREFORE, THE WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDED THAT PARENTS, IN PARTICULAR THAT OF THE FATHER, BE ENHANCED AS A SUPPORTIVE AGENT, MR CHAN SAID.
MORE OPEN,
"AS FAR AS PARENTS ARE CONCERNED, THEY SHOULD BE LIBERAL AND UNDERSTANDING TO MAKE THEMSELVES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN.
THEIR
"MOREOVER, PARENTS