Pat, Lian Ying-ChunLian Ying-ChunPatDr. LAU Hi Po, BoboBoboDr. LAU Hi PoNG Chi Kit, JackyJackyNG Chi KitDr. FU Wai2023-10-242023-10-242022In Chan, Alex Chi-Keung, Steger, Michael F., Chui, Raymond Chi-Fai, Siu, Nicolson Yat-Fan, Ip, Susanna Chung Ping Wong & Lam, Bess Yin-Hung (Eds.). Proceedings of the meaning in life international conference 2022 - cultivating, promoting, and enhancing meaning in life across cultures and life span (MIL 2022). Meaning in life international conference 2022, The Hong Kong Shue Yan University (pp. 129-141). Atlantis Press.10.2991/978-94-6463-096-1_102667-128Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/8363Open accessThis study investigated the probable traumatic stress (PTS), post-traumatic growth (PTG), and perceived impacts among Hong Kong young adults aged between 18 and 30 in September 2021, which is about 1.5 years after the Anti-ELAB social movement and COVID-19 pandemic have put everything into a stop. Among 251 participants, 46.8% scored above 32 out of 88 on the Impact of Events Scale-Revised, which indicated clinical levels of PTS, and 6.4% scored above 4 out of 5 on the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, which displayed significant post-traumatic growth. Perceived impacts from the social movement (Means (SD) = 3.52 (1.91)) and COVID-19 (Means (SD) = 4.38 (1.82)) were moderate. Four groups were divided based on the cut-off scores: (1) Low PTS and Low PTG (50.6%); (2) High PTS and Low PTG (39.8%); (3) Low PTS and High PTG (2.4%); (4) High PTS and High PTG (4.0%). Results of one-way ANOVA showed that there were significant difference between the perceive level of PTS and PTG with the perceived impacts of social unrest (F(3, 242) = 5.66, p = .001) and COVID-19 (F(3, 242) = 4.84, p < .01). Persons in group 4 reported more perceived impacts in social unrest than group 1 and 2. Meanwhile, group 2 also reported a higher level of perceived impacts in COVID-19 than group 1.enSocial MovementCOVID-19Post-Traumatic GrowthPost-Traumatic StressHong KongConference Paper10.2991/978-94-6463-096-1_10