Author(s)

Xueliang Shang ¹, Yanmin Wang ¹, Miao Tian ², Lu Yuan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Psychology and Mental Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210, China
² Periodical Press, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210, China

Corresponding Author

Yanmin Wang

ABSTRACT

The present study aims at investigating the effectiveness of mental health education courses on college students. Accordingly, the existing problems in teaching the courses were detected, and consequently, the necessary schemes and measurements to meets the needs of college students' psychological development were proposed. The subjects of the study were junior students in North China University of Science and Technology. To achieve the goals, questionnaire was distributed to the subjects to evaluate their knowledge competency as well as their satisfaction towards the mental health education course. Five aspects, namely, teaching objectives, teaching methods, teaching effect, course evaluation and harvest were examined. The obtained results from the survey corroborated the benefits of the course on the students' personal, physical and mental developments. Moreover, 65.4% of students found the course 'very helpful.' Furthermore, the content of the course was found to have a deep influence on students regarding interpersonal communication, life education, psychological crisis response, and psychological counseling. Additionally, the students established a correct mental health perception (72.9%). Likewise, 63.8% of the students developed a correct counseling concept and self-help awareness. In general, it can be argued that not only the significance of the curriculum was confirmed, but the course was found to be considered as a reference for improving the sustainable impact of the curriculum on the physical and mental development of the students. 

KEYWORDS

college students, mental health education, curriculum survey

CITE THIS PAPER

Xueliang Shang, Yanmin Wang, Miao Tian, Lu Yuan, A Study on the Evaluation System of Mental Health Education Curriculum for Chinese College Students. Applied & Educational Psychology (2022) Vol. 3: 1-9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2022.030301.

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