Exploring the effectiveness of expressing emotion when Hong Kong teenagers drawing memes

Emotional expression is important for adolescent development in their emotional intelligence. However, Hong Kong secondary school teenagers showed difficulty in expressing their inner feelings. Since there is less relevant research on the artistic creation of Hong Kong secondary school students to express themselves and lower their emotional stress, the researcher is interested in exploring whether drawing memes can help teens in emotional expression and emotional stress relief.
The qualitative research methods are used to explore the effectiveness of expressing emotion when Hong Kong Teenagers Draw memes. Through semi-structured interviews with Secondary school teachers and secondary school students in my alma mater, the results of the findings show that students’ participation, emotional expression, and teacher view to students performance in after school meme workshops. Researcher reveals that students can convey their emotions to others by drawing different emojis and use it as a channel to vent negative emotions to balance their moods. It is hoped that this workshop outcome and suggestions can provide references for teachers to help Hong Kong secondary school students increase their channels for emotional expression and assist students in reducing emotional stress.