Author(s)

Xiaoying Ouyang ¹, Zuanxuan Su ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
² University of Granada, 18011, Granada, Spain

Corresponding Author

Xiaoying Ouyang

ABSTRACT

The school community is a crucial setting for college students' lives, and the sense of community within schools is a significant focus of community psychology research. This paper explores the relationship between sense of community and mental health, with a particular emphasis on how a sense of school community impacts psychological well-being. It offers suggestions for enhancing the sense of community in schools to promote the mental health development of college students, addressing both the development of internal psychological resources and external support systems.

KEYWORDS

Sense of Community, School Community, College Student Mental Health

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiaoying Ouyang, Zuanxuan Su, The Relationship between College Students' Sense of Community and Mental Health. Applied & Educational Psychology (2024) Vol. 5: 124-128. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2024.050517.

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