Volume 29, Issue 1
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.152
INFLUENCE MECHANISM OF MUSIC EDUCATION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF NON-MUSIC MAJOR STUDENTS
Abstract
Music education can guide the emotions and shape the personalities of students, reducing their psychological pressure. This paper aims to clarify the influence mechanism of music education on psychological health of non-music major students. First, a unified psychological health test was carried out among non-music major students of a university in China. Based on the test results, the psychological problems of these students were identified. The students with psychological abnormalities then received music education intervention, and the intervention results were subjected to comparative analysis. The results show that music education can significantly improve the psychological health of non-music major students, thanks to its alleviation of depression, paranoia, somatization, interpersonal sensitivity and psychosis; music education is indispensable to the growth of these students, and beneficial for the formation of good personality. The research results provide a reference for the reform and optimization of music education in colleges.
Keywords
Psychological Health, Music Education, Questionnaire Survey, Non-Music Major