Objective,+Description+&+Justification

//Objective// To establish

//Project description// The importance of this project lies in its potential to address

Through a systematic, sustainable, and collective study of a cohort comprising 13 - 15 year olds from a range of international schools in Hong Kong,

This is likely to result in immediate and long-term positive impact for the community. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods, this longitudinal, four-stage project is designed to understand and address

The project will be implemented the following sequence: 1) examining trends in youths’ social media activities; 2) identifying associated risks from multiple dimensions, including psychosocial makeup, demographic and socioeconomic mechanisms, profiles of risk related to specific social media activities, and contextual risks that may exist and transfer across online and offline lives; 3) synthesizing evidence into context-sensitive preventive and educational measures; and 4) developing and implementing strategies that integrate these measures across the international school community through publications, capacity building, seminars for parents, young people and teachers, and a social networking platform that can be used by the community to promote awareness of these issues.