The path of ideological and political education in fulfilling the function of psychological nurturing

Feng Xue; Naixue Wei; Xinxiong Wu

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1202408

The path of ideological and political education in fulfilling the function of psychological nurturing

Front Psychol. 2024 Apr 9:14:1202408. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1202408. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Feng Xue¹, Naixue Wei², Xinxiong Wu³

Affiliations

¹ School of Finance and Economics, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu, China.
² College of Information & Network Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, Bengbu, China.
³ Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Abstract

Introduction: The risk of college students facing psychological problems, such as stress, anxiety, and depression, has increased, which may have a negative impact ontheir academic performance and overall well-being, especially after the outbreakof the pandemic.

Methods: This paper summarizes the potential psychological issues thatuniversity students may face and the corresponding coping measures. Basedon this, a theoretical model of ideological and political education to enhancepsychological education was established.

Results: There was a total of 446 participantsin the study, with a mean age of 21.4 years and 44.6 per cent male. With 406 valid survey responses, the theoretical model was examined using the structuralequation modeling method. The results showed that education and teaching, practical activities, counseling services, prevention and intervention, and multilevelplatforms are effective measures to protect the psychological health ofuniversity students.

Discussion: Based on the insights gained from this study, policies canbe implemented to help university students improve their mental health andinspire higher education institutions to prioritize psychological education.

Keywords: ideology; politics; psychological education; structural equation modeling; university students.

Grants and funding

This study was funded by Anhui Science and Technology University’s university-level scientific research project on the value and path of ideological and political education in colleges and universities to play the function of psychological nurturing (2021szzx03) and the national college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship training program on the research of the collaborative nurturing path of psychological nurturing in colleges and universities’ ideological and political education—in the case of Anhui Science and Technology University (202310879026).