The Occupy Central (Umbrella) movement and mental health distress in the Hong Kong general public: political movements and concerns as potential structural risk factors of population mental health

Lau, Joseph T. F.; Kim, Yoona; Wu, Anise M. S.; Wang, Zixin; Huang, Bishan; Mo, Phoenix K. H.

doi:10.1007/s00127-017-1340-x

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“…Extensive use of riot-control measures including physical force, tear gas, rubber bullets and beanbag rounds has been described as one of the worst humanitarian crisis Hong Kong has ever experienced. 2 Previous population-representative research has identified an increased prevalence of depression during and following pro-democracy movements 3–5 relative to periods without significant social or political dispute or upheaval. 6 7 Research has also shown that such population-wide movements or conflicts impact the mental health of the entire population, even including those who are not directly involved.…”

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“…6 7 Research has also shown that such population-wide movements or conflicts impact the mental health of the entire population, even including those who are not directly involved. 4 5 This is because other potentially traumatic events (PTE), such as unemployment, witnessing violence or even loss of property or loved ones, typically arise for different population strata regardless of actual participation in the disputes. 8 9 Therefore, the mental health status of the entire population of Hong Kong may be at risk of rapid deterioration.…”

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Socioeconomic determinants of depression amid the anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong: the mediating role of daily routine disruptions

Lai

Hall²,

Liang

et al. 2020

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundPrevious research has suggested a socioeconomic gradient of mental health in the face of potentially traumatic events. Nevertheless, few studies examined the intermediary mechanisms of this gradient. This study tested a hypothesised mediating effect of disruptions to daily routines (eg, eating/sleeping habits) between socioeconomic status (SES) and depression among participants and non-participants of the anti-extradition bill protests in summer 2019 in Hong Kong.MethodsA territory-wide telephone survey was conducted during the movement in the first 3 weeks of July 2019 to collect self-report data from 1112 Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong citizens. Stratified by participation in the anti-extradition bill protests, logistic regression was conducted to examine the inverse relationship between SES and depression. Subsequently, path analysis was conducted to test the hypothesised indirect effect through daily routine disruptions.ResultsIn total, 581 (52.2%) respondents participated in the anti-extradition bill protests. Logistic regression showed that higher educational attainment was protective of depression among both participants and non-participants, while the protective effect of household income level HK$40 000–HK$79 999 (compared with <HK$20 000) was only observed among participants. Path analysis showed that 50.3% of the socioeconomic gradient was explained by daily routine disruptions among participants, compared with 8.3% among non-participants.ConclusionsDaily routine disruptions partially explain the association between low SES and depression, especially among participants of the anti-extradition bill protests. To improve population mental health, such disruptions should be mitigated.

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Socioeconomic determinants of depression amid the anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong: the mediating role of daily routine disruptions

Lai

Hall²,

Liang

et al. 2020

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…As noted by Hou and Hall (2019), 2019's ongoing and large-scale protests in Hong Kong will significantly impact the mental health of the city's population. The likelihood of wide-spread posttraumatic stress has been identified in relation to previous protest movements in the region (Lau et al, 2017) and through recent empirical research (Lee, 2019). As the threat posed by the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) further disrupts day-to-day life in Hong Kong and across the globe, finding ways to support individual and community mental health becomes more urgent.…”

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Vicarious trauma, social media and recovery in Hong Kong

Turnbull

Watson

Jin

et al. 2020

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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“…However, under the broad category of psychological distress, anxiety and depression instead of posttraumatic stress symptoms might be more relevant to the people's experience during and after the Umbrella Movement (Hou et al, 2015;Lau et al, 2017;Ni et al, 2017). Therefore, in contrast to earlier work on the stress-based model of political extremism, psychological distress was operationalized as anxiety and depressive symptoms in this study.…”

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What predicts threat perceptions toward people opposing to the government? A population-based study following Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong

Hou¹,

Canetti

Wah

et al. 2018

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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We examined the incidence and predictors of threat perceptions toward people who oppose government action (i.e., protestors) following the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong (September 28th to December 15th, 2014). A population-representative sample of 1,208 citizens (mean age = 46.89 years; 52.4% female) was recruited two months after the conclusion of the Movement using random digit dialing. Upon giving their informed consent, respondents reported sociodemographics, perceived threats of protestors to the prospects of democracy, ways of life, and the economy, anxiety symptoms (STAI), and depressive symptoms (PHQ-9). More than half disagreed that protestors threatened the prospects of democracy (54.7%, 95% CI = .52, .57), ways of life (52.2%, 95% CI = .49, .55), and the economy (51.4%, 95% CI = .49, .54). Regression analyses revealed that male sex was associated with lower odds of perceiving threats to the prospects of democracy and ways of life. Being unmarried was associated with lower odds of perceiving threats to the economy. Secondary education level and depressive symptoms were associated with higher odds of perceiving threats to ways of life and the economy, respectively. This is one of the first population-based studies that measured socioeconomic and mental health correlates of political attitudes immediately following pro-democracy movements.

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The Occupy Central (Umbrella) movement and mental health distress in the Hong Kong general public: political movements and concerns as potential structural risk factors of population mental health

Cited by 51 publications

References 33 publications

Socioeconomic determinants of depression amid the anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong: the mediating role of daily routine disruptions

Socioeconomic determinants of depression amid the anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong: the mediating role of daily routine disruptions

Vicarious trauma, social media and recovery in Hong Kong

What predicts threat perceptions toward people opposing to the government? A population-based study following Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong

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