Parental Psychological Control, Resilience and Employment Stress Among Chinese University Pharmacy Students as Basis for School-based Group Counseling Program

Abstract

In this study, 985 chinese college students aged 16-21 years from the school of Pharmacy in Anhui Xinhua University, were investigated using a standardized questionnaire method. An intervention program to relieve the employment pressure of college students can improve it from the perspective of individual, parents and school. The results showed that, the employment stress of the college students was generally moderate, with significant differences in age. Respondents reported a low level of parental psychological control with significant differences in gender and grade. Respondents had an moderate level of resilience with significant differences in their monthly household income. There was a correlation between employment pressure and psychological resilience and parents' psychological control. There was no correlation between psychological control and psychological resilience.