自我概念、生活事件与心理健康

Self-Concept, Stressful Life Event and Mental Health

目的：本研究试图检验大学生自我概念与心理健康之间的关系，以及生活事件对大学生自我概念的影响，以探讨改善大学生心理健康状况的途径。方法：采用田纳西自我概念量表、大学生生活事件调查表及ＳＣＬ－９０对１９０名大学生被试进行测试。结果：总体自我概念及其各个特定方面，包括生理自我、道德／伦理自我、心理自我、家庭自我和社会自我，均与个体心理健康状况有显著关联，自我概念较积极的被试其心理健康状况较良好；社会适应不良、不良家庭关系、生活不正常、社团工作压力、性困扰、个人身心缺陷和专业不理想等生活事件均影响大学生的心理健康，其中，社会适应不良是影响个体心理健康的最主要因素。结论：总体的和特定的自我概念都可以很好地预测个体的心理健康水平。

Objective:This study examined the relationship between college students' self-concept andmental health, and the effect of stressful events on self-concept. The strategies were discussed for their utilities to improve college students' mental health condition. Method: The Tennessee Self-concept Scale, the Inventory of College Student's Stressful Life Events, and the SCL-90 were administered to 190 college students. Results:There were strong correlations between negative self-concept and various forms of psychopathology. College student's stressful life events, such as maladaptation, pathological family relationship, irregularity in life, involvment in social work, sexual frustration, and subjective dissatisfaction, exerted significant effects on his or her montal health. Failure to establish satisfactory relations with others plays the key role. Conclusion: Both global self-concept and specific self-concept dimensions are good predictors of people's mental health.