Volume 29, Issue 2
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.220
INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SUGGESTION ON POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL QUALITIES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Abstract
College students should nurture positive psychological qualities, and thus develop the right outlook on the world, life and values. On campus, these qualities are mainly cultivated through psychological health course and the behavioral suggestion in the classroom. Therefore, this paper aims to disclose the impact of psychological health education and behavioral suggestion on the positive psychological qualities of college students. First, the positive psychological qualities and psychological health education were examined theoretically. Then, a questionnaire survey was carried out among 500 sophomores from two colleges in central China’s Hubei Province. All the students had attended a psychological health course before the survey. The psychological changes of the subjects through the course were analyzed in details. The results show that psychological health education and behavioral suggestion promote the formation of positive psychological qualities of college students; psychological health education shapes positive psychological qualities in cognitive, interpersonal, and emotional dimensions. The research results shed light on the reform of psychological health education in colleges.
Keywords
Psychological Health Education, Behavioral Suggestion, Positive Psychological Qualities, Questionnaire Survey.