Research on Mental Health Intervention of College Students Based on Music Therapy

Abstract

Although contemporary college students are in an era of stable environment and rich economy, the society has stricter requirements on their study and work. College students face various pressures from themselves and society, and psychological problems emerge one after another. From the practice abroad, music therapy itself has fully demonstrated the alleviation and improvement of people’s mental health. Music is a part of human life, and its penetration and influence on human behavior is unparalleled by other cultural forces. Music does not only give people the enjoyment of beauty, but also influences people’s mind, body and behavior through multiple psychological and physiological functions. The use of music therapy can better improve and optimize the ability of college students to eliminate bad emotions, so as to help students develop healthy a psychological state and establish a correct outlook on life and values. Based on this, this study explores the significance of contemporary college students’ music therapy on mental health, and puts forward the orientation and implementation ways of college students’ mental health education.

Psychophysiological effects of rhythmic music combined with aerobic exercise in college students with minimal depressive symptoms

“…The use of music therapy could improve and optimize the ability of college students to eliminate negative emotions, helping students develop a healthy psychological state. 36 Rhythmic music can entrain psychophysiological cadence during aerobic exercise. 37 A previous study reported that music with a strong beat entrained brain activity through increased activation of the bilateral caudate nucleus, and the consonance of music enhanced activity in attentional networks visualized by functional magnetic resonance imaging.…”

Analysis of the Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Mental Health of College Students

“…In the stage of higher education, college students' psychology and physiology are not yet mature, but they have high sensitivity and perception, high sensitivity to the changes of the objective world, and poor psychological quality, and are easy to go to extremes [ 1 ]. In terms of the current college students' mental health, there are a variety of problems, which have a negative impact on learning and physical and mental development [ 2 ]. Therefore, the reality also requires colleges and universities to carry out appropriate mental health education to help college students establish good psychological quality.…”