University Psychology Students Research Articles

THE EFFECT OF NATURAL MUSIC ON REDUCING STRESS LEVELS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

College students are a transition period from adolescence to early adulthood. At that time, students had to be clever in adapting to their environment. College students who fail to adapt can experience anxiety, lack of self-expression and face obstacles and obstacles in the academic field. The aim of this research is to see whether or not there is an effect of natural music therapy on reducing stress levels in students. This research is a type of experimental research to observe the effects of changes before and after treatment. The sampling technique used was the purposive sampling method. The criteria for this research were 2022 psychology college students at the Padang campus who were/had experienced stress. The total sample consisted of 10 colege students. The measuring instrument in this study used the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) 21. The data was processed using the SPSS version 26.0 for Windows application using non-parameter statistical tests using the Wilcoxon test to test the difference between the DASS 21 scores before being given treatment and after being given treatment. Based on the results, the Asymp Sig (2 Tailed) (0.015) < (0.05) results show that there is a significant difference between college students' stress levels before being treated and after being treated.

Esquemas Maladaptativos Tempranos en Alumnos de Psicología e Ingeniería de Universidades de Lima Metropolitana

The main objective of the study was to identify the significant differences between early maladaptive schemas (EMTs) in samples of university students of psychology and engineering from universities in Metropolitan Lima. This was a descriptive, comparative study with a non-experimental, cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 406 psychology and engineering students, selected under a non-probabilistic purposive sampling, with prior approval of the informed consent of each participant. A sociodemographic survey and the Early Maladaptive Schema Questionnaire (YSQ - S3) were used as instruments. The results show that there are significant differences in the 18 EMTs between the group of psychology and engineering students. Finally, this study will serve as a baseline for future research to compare EMTs in two or more independent populations, also, thanks to its results, it will be helpful for the creation and implementation of both prevention and intervention programs.

Identification of Academic Problems in Psychology College Students at Kudus

This research focuses on identifying problems in the learning process for psychology students who are studying at universities in Central Java. This research is research using analytical descriptive methods with the research population being all students of the Psychology Study Program in Central Java and the targets of the research are students who are still actively attending lectures. The activities carried out include collecting student problems in participating in the learning process at higher education. Based on the research results, there are seven academic problems experienced by students from the Class of 2020 to the Class of 2022 from highest to lowest, including 1) Decreased motivation of 30.4%, 2) Experiencing academic stress of 18.8%, 3) Low academic integrity by 17.5%, 4) Lack of time management skills by 11.5%, 5) Academic procrastination by 9.4%, 6) Optimism decreased by 7% and 7) Academic burnout by 5.4%.

The Problems and Countermeasures of College Students’ Employment Psychology

With the continuous enrollment expansion of higher education, the number of graduating college graduates entering the society is increasing every year, and the supply of social talents market exceeds demand, which makes the employment situation more and more serious. The severe employment situation and heavy employment pressure ha With the continuous enrollment expansion of higher education, the number of graduating college graduates entering the society is increasing every year, and the supply of social talents market exceeds demand, which makes the employment situation more and more serious. The severe employment situation and heavy employment pressure have brought a series of negative Psychological problems to college students, such as anxiety, inferiority and dependence. These negative Psychological problems affect college students' study, life, job hunting and so on. This article carries on the analysis based on the survey on the employment Psychology of college students and countermeasures from the national employment policy, employment guidance in Colleges and universities to carry out the work of College Students' Psychological quality and improve the three aspects, in order to effectively solve the formation of College Students’ Psychological problems of employment scheme. ve brought a series of negative Psychological problems to college students, such as anxiety, inferiority and dependence. These negative Psychological problems affect college students' study, life, job hunting and so on. This article carries on the analysis based on the survey on the employment Psychology of college students and countermeasures from the national employment policy, employment guidance in Colleges and universities to carry out the work of College Students' Psychological quality and improve the three aspects, in order to effectively solve the formation of College Students’ Psychological problems of employment scheme.

The impact of volunteer service on moral education performance and mental health of college students.

Moral education in colleges and universities is an important part of the talent training system, including moral education curriculum, moral education practice, mental health education. Volunteer service is a public welfare act in which volunteers volunteer their time, knowledge, property, technology, with the ultimate goal of helping others and serving the society without personal compensation. As an innovative form of moral education practice in colleges and universities, college students' voluntary service is of great significance in promoting the reform and innovation of moral education, enhancing the affinity, appeal and influence of moral education, and building a positive psychology for college students. As an effective carrier of moral education practice in colleges and universities, voluntary service is helpful to enhance the effectiveness of moral education practice and construct the positive psychology of college students. This project is based on the actual situation of college students participating in volunteer services, and collected the volunteer services of 4545 college students in Zhejiang Province. Through model construction and data modeling, the correlation between college students' participation in volunteer service and their moral education performance and mental health was analyzed, and the basic path and guarantee measures to promote the role of volunteer service in moral education and positive psychological construction were deeply explored. From the correlation analysis of students' voluntary service participation, moral education performance and voluntary service motivation, students' attributes are determined according to their voluntary service participation, so as to predict their moral education performance and mental health level. College students' voluntary service is partially positively related to their moral education performance and mental health. In order to improve students' moral education performance and mental health, we can optimize the participation frequency, participation duration, participation ways and type structure of voluntary service, constantly increase the participation frequency of voluntary service, increase the duration of voluntary service, broaden the participation ways of voluntary activities, and enrich the types of voluntary service activities.

The Impacts of Forest Therapy on the Physical and Mental Health of College Students: A Review

The aim of this review is to investigate the impacts of various forest therapy activities on the physical and mental health of college students. Additionally, it evaluates the research methodologies and existing issues in current studies, providing an important agenda for future research. Research was conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The findings suggest significant effects of forest therapy activities on the physiology and psychology of college students, notably improving the cardiovascular system, enhancing the immune system, boosting emotional well-being, alleviating job-related stress, and enhancing academic performance. This study further clarifies forest therapy as an emerging and effective intervention to reduce stress levels among college students, particularly when carried out continuously in easily accessible campus forest environments. Such therapeutic activities could serve as a component of daily stress-relieving programs for college students. This assessment offers valuable information for college students, educational institutions, and policymakers to promote the development of forest therapy on university campuses. However, some of the studies included in this investigation lacked methodological rigor. Future research should employ rigorous study designs to assess the long-term impacts of various forest therapy approaches on the mental and physical health of college students and identify the primary influencing factors. This will aid in determining suitable content, forms, and strategies for forest therapy projects tailored to college students, thereby maximizing the potential benefits of forest therapy on their mental and physical well-being.

The Influence of Teaching Methods on the Consumer Psychology of College Students and Its Practical Strategies

With the rapid development of science and technology and the increasing globalization of society and economy, college students, as the backbone of the future society, have a far-reaching impact on the concept of consumption psychology not only directly related to their individual development, but also on the sustainable development of the whole society. However, traditional teaching methods may lag in the face of diversified student needs and an informationized learning environment. Therefore, how to more effectively guide college students to form a positive psychological concept of consumption through innovative teaching methods has become an important issue facing contemporary higher education. By deeply analyzing the influence of different teaching methods on students' consumption psychology and proposing corresponding practical strategies, this paper will provide a useful reference for the reform of higher education and promote students to be more rational and responsible in the face of the increasingly complex consumer society.

The influence of stress on mental health among Chinese college students: The moderating role of psychological suzhi

Depending on its duration, stress can be divided into chronic and acute stress, both of which can be detrimental to an individual's mental health. Psychological suzhi may act as a protective factor that buffers the adverse effects of stress. This study aimed to explore the moderating role of psychological suzhi in the relationship between these two types of stress and mental health based on a dual-factor model of mental health. Study 1 explored the moderating role of psychological suzhi on the relationship between chronic stress and mental health using the Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List, College Student Psychological Suzhi Scale Brief Mental Health Version, Satisfaction With Life Scale, and 12-item General Health Questionnaire to investigate 919 Chinese college students. A hierarchical regression model was used to examine the moderating effects. Study 2 examined the moderating role of psychological suzhi on the relationship between acute stress and mental health. Participants (N = 56) were classified into high (N = 30) and low (N = 26) psychological suzhi groups based on the Psychological Suzhi Scale. They completed the Trier Social Stress Test for Groups and a specific control condition, and their state anxiety and happiness levels were assessed. Data were analyzed using a mixed-design repeated-measures ANOVA. The results of Study 1 revealed that psychological suzhi moderated the influence of chronic stress on the negative indicator of mental health (psychological symptoms) (β = −0.18, t = −6.90, p < 0.001). The results of Study 2 showed that psychological suzhi moderated the effect of acute stress on the negative indicator of mental health (state anxiety) [F (1, 54) = 4.79, p < 0.05, η2 = 0.08]. Psychological suzhi can moderate the influence of both chronic and acute stress on the negative indicators of college students' mental health but cannot moderate the influence on the positive indicators of mental health.

University Culture: A quali-quantitative study on the emotional representations of online learning by psychology university students

The pandemic of covid-19 has led to the conversion from face-to-face to online learning in almost every university in the world. Online learning was perceived by stu-dents as an opportunity and an impediment to the learning process and an obstacle for social contact. The main aim of this research was to explore the representations of dis-tance learning by university students. We collected 127 interviews from university stu-dents and used the paradigm of Emotional Text Mining (EMT) for their analysis. Three factors (Learning Process, University Life, Blended learning) and four clusters (Being in a Relationship, Online learning, Missed Rituality, Process of Adapting) were identified. The factors highlight an unconscious defence mechanism which "separates" the reality of online learning (without relationships) from the reality of the face-to-face learning (with relationships). The clusters show how university students represent online learning as useful at a practical level, but as an obstacle to social contact and a sense of belonging to the university culture. In addition, the interpretation of the clusters reveals an imma-ture process of adaptation of students to the post-pandemic reality. All these findings highlight face-to-face learning as a place for interaction and social sharing and necessary to feel integrated in university culture.

Research on the Cultivation of Positive Psychology of College Students in the Post-Epidemic Era

Research on the Cultivation of Positive Psychology of College Students in the Post-Epidemic Era

Designing a Model of Academic Procrastination Based on Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism in Kerman Islamic Azad University Psychology Students in the Academic Year 2022-2023 with the Mediating Role of Metacognitive Beliefs: A Descriptive Study

Designing a Model of Academic Procrastination Based on Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism in Kerman Islamic Azad University Psychology Students in the Academic Year 2022-2023 with the Mediating Role of Metacognitive Beliefs: A Descriptive Study

Characterization of College Students’ Consumption Behavior for Ideological and Political Education - Based on ADDIE Model

Abstract As a specific social group, the consumption behavior of college students not only reflects their economic ability but also contains deep-seated values and attitudes toward life. With the development of the social economy and the change in consumption concepts, the consumption patterns and psychology of college students have diversified. This paper deeply analyzes the characteristics of college students’ consumption behavior and the value of their ideological and political education. It also adopts the ADDIE model to systematically study college students’ consumption behavior. The improved K-means clustering algorithm allows us to classify the consumption behavior of 29,635 students and analyze their changing trends by collecting consumption data. The average monthly consumption of most students is approximately 800 to 1000 yuan, and the frequency of consumption is mainly 60-75 times per month. Students with different consumption levels have different needs and responses when it comes to ideological and political education. The paper proposes targeted strategies for ideological and political education to guide students in establishing correct consumption concepts and cultivating rational consumption behavior. The study effectively enhances the research on college students’ consumption behavior and the practical effect of ideological and political education through the application of the ADDIE model, providing support for the overall development of college students.

A Study on the Guiding Path of Ideological and Political Education in Universities from the Perspective of Network Group Psychology of College Students

A Study on the Guiding Path of Ideological and Political Education in Universities from the Perspective of Network Group Psychology of College Students

Exploring the Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Academic Procrastination: A Study among Psychology Students

This research aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and academic procrastination in psychology students. The method used is quantitative with a correlational design. 165 students aged 18 to 25 years studying for a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Psychology at Satya Wacana Christian University were research participants using the Accidental Sampling technique. Research measurements used the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) developed by Schwarzer and Jerusalem and the Academic Procrastination Scale (APS) developed by McCloskey, with data analysis using product moment correlation from Karl Pearson. The research found a negative relationship between self-efficacy and academic procrastination in Satya Wacana Christian University psychology students. This is indicated by a correlation coefficient of -0.147 with a significance value of 0.030 (p&lt;0.05). This means that the higher the level of self-efficacy in students, the lower the level of procrastination in students, and conversely, the lower the level of self-efficacy in students, the higher the academic procrastination behaviour in students. The results of this research can be used as material to make efforts to increase self-efficacy to prevent procrastination behaviour in students.

Investigating the effects of emotion regulation and creativity on Chinese EFL teachers’ burnout in online classes

The spread of the Coronavirus and the emergence of new technology have led to an abrupt shift in education and changed the mode of instruction. The new mode of instruction has faced teachers with new challenges, which may enhance the rate of job burnout. To avoid this phenomenon, the causes of teacher burnout in online classes should be widely identified. With this in mind, this inquiry investigated the effects of emotion regulation and creativity on EFL teachers’ burnout in online classes. We hypothesized that teachers’ creativity and ability to regulate their emotions can minimize the rate of burnout. To test this hypothesis, 329 Chinese EFL teachers were invited to respond to three validated questionnaires. The collected data were analysed through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The study outcomes revealed a significant correlation between Chinese EFL teachers’ creativity, emotion regulation, and burnout. The results also showed that creativity and emotion regulation can make a significant change in the rate of teacher burnout. The present results are hoped to be illuminating for all online English teachers. FUNDING INFORMATION. This work was supported by Ningbo University Teaching Research Project “Research on teaching strategy of ideological and political theory course based on acceptable psychology of college students” (JYXMXZD2023040).

Retracted: Influence of the Integration of Aesthetic Education by Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism on the Ideological and Political Education and Internalized Psychology of College Students.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/3554212.].

The influence of benefit finding on academic engagement among Chinese college students: A moderating effect model

ObjectiveTo explore how college students’ academic engagement has changed in the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (hereinafter referred to as “in the outbreak”), this research will encompass more than just looking into the relationship among anxiety, benefit finding (BF) and academic engagement, but also involve evaluating how anxiety moderates the positive impact of BF on academic engagement. MethodAmong college students, this study comprised an online-based cross-sectional survey in cities where COVID-19 broke out. Convenience sampling method was used. The survey took place between November 10 and November 19, 2021, during which all the cities surveyed were in the outbreak. With language revision, scales include Student Version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-S), recompiled Benefit Finding Scale (BFS) and 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), as methods for gauging the academic engagement, BF and anxiety experienced by college students, respectively. ResultsAcademic engagement in the outbreak is higher than that before the outbreak stage of COVID-19 (hereinafter referred to as “before the outbreak”) (Z = −18.201, P < 0.001). Between anxiety and BF, a negative correlation can be observed in the outbreak (P = 0.001), whereas BF and anxiety have an adverse correlation with academic engagement (P < 0.001). The positive effect of BF on academic engagement will be debilitated by anxiety. Further analysis shows that college students who are close to medium-and high-risk areas, worried about the infection, unvaccinated and concerned about the epidemic, are more likely to be anxious (P < 0.001). Those with confidence in government's ability to prevent and control the epidemic, as well as increased trust in medical workers, have a higher BF (P < 0.001). ConclusionsWhile COVID-19 could still exert adverse effects on psychology of college students, but it can also stimulate college students to perceive the meaning of life. In the outbreak, an increase in academic engagement seems to be a manifestation of growth in adversity. Compared with short-term negative emotional intervention, life meaning and gratitude in education may stimulate their potential ability for a longer time.

Effective Coping with Academic Stress Is a Matter of Personality Types: Revisiting the Person-Centred Approach.

Recent literature provides alarming data on the increase in university academic stress. The role of personality in understanding and addressing this problem is well established. However, this evidence could be improved by adopting a person-centred approach (e.g., types), as opposed to the usual variable-centred approach (e.g., traits), and considering the role of gender. Our aim was to explore how personality types and gender relate to coping strategies and perceived coping efficacy for academic stress. A total of 810 university psychology students completed the NEO-FFI Inventory and the Coping Strategies Inventory. Post hoc tests for MANOVA and ANOVA were performed. Types and gender were used as predictors and coping strategies, and perceived coping efficacy as criteria. There was no type-gender interaction. Types combining low neuroticism-high conscientiousness (e.g., entrepreneur) chose the most adaptive coping strategies and showed the highest levels of perceived coping efficacy, while high neuroticism-low conscientiousness types (e.g., insecure) opted for maladaptive coping strategies and presented the lowest perceived coping efficacy. Gender was not associated with perceived coping efficacy but with use (e.g., women prefer emotional expression). The personality typology provided useful information on individual differences in coping with academic stress, which can help guide specific strategies to manage it.

Developing psychoanalytic case conceptualization skills through didactic teaching: A randomized controlled trial

Objective: Time-limited didactic interventions have been shown to be effective in developing “generic” case conceptualization skills. The objective of this study is to test whether similar interventions can be used to develop case conceptualization skills that are “specific” to a treatment modality. Method: University psychology students were randomized to a target (n = 62) or a control group (n = 62). The target group received a training on psychoanalytic case conceptualization skills based on the newly-developed operators model. The control group received a training on generic case conceptualization skills based on the well-established 5 Ps model. Results: The students’ self-efficacy for case conceptualization significantly increased in both groups. However, students in the target group reported a significantly greater increase in psychoanalytic case conceptualization skills and in their ability to make clinical inferences. The teaching method, as well as the case conceptualization models, were acceptable to students. However, the 5 Ps model was significantly more acceptable to students than the operators model. Conclusions: This is the first RCT to provide evidence that psychoanalytic case conceptualization skills can be developed through didactic teaching and that they constitute a specific set of skills that are not developed by learning generic case conceptualization skills.

Ego Resilience and College Student Psychological Well-Being After the Apex of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Effect of Irrational and Rational Beliefs

Ego Resilience and College Student Psychological Well-Being After the Apex of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Effect of Irrational and Rational Beliefs