Volume 29, Issue 2
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.299
INTERVENTION EFFECT OF MUSIC EDUCATION ON MENTAL HEALTH OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Abstract
The mental health of college students has caused widespread concern. Many intervention methods, namely, music education, have been designed to promote their mental health. This paper mainly studies the intervention effect of music education on the mental health of college students. First, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 350 students of Beijing Normal University, who have taken the elective course of vocal music. Based on the survey data, the mental health of the respondents before and after receiving music education was analysed in details. The results show that the mental health education in most colleges of China is too formalistic, despite the growing proportion of college students with poor mental health; the college students of Beijing Normal University have multiple mental health problems, which is more severe than the national average; the main mental health problems of the respondents include interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid ideation, and anxiety; the music education has effectively reduced the proportion of students with mental health problems, indicating the promoting effect of music education on the mental health of college students. The research findings provide a useful reference for improving the mental health of college students and promoting their overall development.
Keywords
Music Education, Mental Health, College Students, Intervention Effect.