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Authors
Au, Algae K. Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0061-9244
Hui, Bryant P. H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3063-9297
Ng, Ting Kin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-5215
Ng, Jacky C. K. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-4387
Lam, Ben C. P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0879-5990
Wu, Wesley C. H. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7535-6333
Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7237-6523
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Large Project Funding Scheme, Department of Applied Social Sciences (P0041180)
Mental Health Research Centre Seed Fund, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (P0040456)
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Received: 4 January 2025
Accepted: 5 February 2026
First Online: 26 February 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the Human Subjects Ethics Sub-committee of the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (#HSEARS 20200402005), on 5 April 2020. All procedures complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. They also adhered to Kantar’s Global Privacy and Ethics Framework, which ensures alignment with international data protection laws, ethical standards, voluntary participation, confidentiality, and local legal requirements.
: Electronic informed consent was obtained from all participants between 9 and 20 April 2020, at the beginning of the study, through confirmation of the consent statement outlining anonymity, publication of aggregated results, and withdrawal rights.
