Psychological Health of College Students
1. Abstract
The author of this research, together with her group members, has recently conducted a survey in university town in Chongqing for the purpose of investigating the current situation of psychological health of college students. The survey, through a questionnaire, has found out that the majorities of the students attach much importance to friendship and have their own principle of making friends. More than that, most of them are prepared to get over difficulties, even make sacrifices for friends. These phenomena are really encouraging. But money is a sensitive problem, about one third of the students hold the view that it’s better not to refer to money between friends, which is comparatively large.
2. Introduction
Simply definite, psychological health is how we think, feel and act as we cope of life. It’s also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices.
It’s well known that college students’ psychological health has gradually became the focus of public concern. College students, as the symbol of knowledge and wealth, are the backbone of the future nation-building. Their psychological health is not only related to their own development, but also to the training of qualified talents for institute of higher learning and the improvement of the national people’s quality. Recently, Student Magazine, Chinese College Student (www.chinacampus.org) did a Web-based survey about college students’ mental health status, which involved the causes current situation and measures of their psychological distress. The result shows that more than 90% students have ever experienced problems in this aspect, which has a concern.
For the purpose of learning the authentic condition, our group carried out this research and the author will share her findings on friendship with readers. Unfortunately, because of our limited capacity and scope of knowledge, we can only do a superficial and incomplete survey.
2. Methods
In order to find out the current situation of college students’ psychological health, we decided to conduct a survey. Firstly, our group designed a questionnaire, which consists of 30 questions and contains five aspects. Each member takes charge of six questions ranging over career, learning, family, friendship and campus love. Secondly, we prepared 100 copies of the questionnaire which were handed over to the students varying in grades, majors and even schools to obtain the statistics, 95 copies got back. Of the students who answered our questions, 64 are boys while 31 are girls. Finally, Feng Shiyu dealt with statistics of 30 questions and gave it to us. Then we had a small meeting with Lily which lasts about one hour to summarize and analyze the results. Every one of us wrote our own part of the report and mine is as follows.\
3. Data analysis
The answers of the following questions are divided into five degree, they are: 1 represents strongly agree, 2 represents compared agree, 3represents not sure, 4 represents compared disagree and 5 represents strongly disagree.
(1) Students’ attitude towards friendship
Q19. Do you agree that friendship is important?
The part of friendship of our questionnaire starts with the college students’ recognition on friendship. After all, attitude determines everything. From the diagram we can see that the majority (about 85%) of them hold the view that friendship is important, which is really encouraging. Now that we human beings can never be separated from society and connection with others is inevitable, we’d better get along well with people around. Understanding this point is really beneficial for students’ development. But it worries us a lot that near 15% of the students are not sure or even opponent the importance of friendship. Maybe some of them are just kidding, but attention paid on them is necessary. There must be some correct guide.
(2) Students’ principles of making friends
Q20. Do you agree that there are numerous kinds of friends and you will do different things with different friends?
Q21. Do you agree that there’s a standard of friends?
After we have a clear cognition about college students’ attitude towards friendship, investigation on their principles is the second step. In Q20 and Q21, we can analyze that most of college students have legible principles over making friends. They know what types of friends are suitable for themselves and have specific standards. Besides, from Q20, we can see that college students can come into contact with varies kinds of people and contain the difference, which explains that the psychology of them is good. These phenomenons are absolutely comforting, proofing that college students know right principles of making friends.
(3) Students’ consciousness about friendship
Q22. Do you agree that there are many problems when getting along with friends?
Q23. Do you agree that sometimes you will make some sacrifices for your friends?
Apart from knowing the principles of making friends, envisaging the difficulties during being along with friends is necessary. From Q22 we know that near half of the students highlight that there are many problems when getting along with friends. Obviously, everyone is individual and has different characteristics, how can there be no frictions? Before we get over these difficulties, we are supposed to find them first. And through Q22, we are happy to see that almost 80% of the students have the consciousness to make sacrifices for friends. How heart-stirring it is! Tolerant contributes a lot to harmony environment. We can imagine that if everyone thinks a little more from others’ view when conflict happens, there will be much fewer disputes and tragedies.
(4) Students’ opinion over money
Q24. Do you agree that it’s better not to refer to money between friends?
Money is always a sensitive topic. Students who approve it is better not to refer to money between friends are nearly equal to those who oppose it while 25% are not sure about it. Personally, although there’s an old saying: for my best pal, we’d better not borrow money from friends or ask them to treat us. After all, money is others’ fruit of labor, we need to respect it.
4. Conclusion
Although this survey is simple and crude, we gain a lot from it.
From all the statistics above, we can conclude that the statement of college students’ psychological health, at least a general circumstance around the author, within friendship is pretty good. Not only do they know the importance of it, but also they have enough consciousness and preparation to deal with it.
There are some conclusions:
1. Friendship is really important; everyone should have his/her acquaintance.
2. We should have our own principles of making friends, only then can we find friends that are suitable for us.
3. Problems are inevitable, tolerance makes true friendship.
4. Don’t refer to money unless you have to, no matter whether you are rich or poor.
