Study on college students′psychological stress feeling in Hainan province / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the psychological stress status of Chinese college students ,and to provide evidence for mental health education in colleges and universities .Methods A random sampling method was conducted to perform the questionnaire (psychological stress scale for college students by Zhang Lin ,Che Wenbo ,etc .) on psychological stress a‐mong 205 college students .Results The main sources of psychological stress on college students were job‐seeking pressure ,school pressure ,academic pressure ,emotion pressure and interpersonal pressure .The scores on college environment and learning task stress of engineering and technology students were significantly higher than other divisions (P< 0 .05) .Male students showed markedly higher stress level than female students in love pressure ,inferiority pressure and academic pressure (P< 0 .05) .The scores on frustration pressure and family pressure of students with siblings were significantly higher than students from one‐child family (P<0 .05) .The scores on family pressure of rural students were significantly higher than those from towns and cities (P<0 .01) .Conclusion The psychological stress of college students in Hainan province are overall in good condition .There are some differences among different groups .We should pay more attention to college students′mental health problems ,and make separate counseling according to the profession and family background difference .