Basic Conditions and Educational Countermeasures of Mental Health Problems in Chinese Graduate Students
To solidify the foundation of mental health in graduate education,a comprehensive understanding of the basic situation of mental health problems is essential.This study employed meta-analytical approach,incorporating 330 articles from 2010 to 2023(involving 243 161 individuals),to investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of major mental health problems among Chinese graduate student.The results indicated that the prevalence of mental health problems among graduate students,from high to low,included:academic burnout(32.7%),sleep problems(24.9%),compulsive issues(23.1%),depression(21.0%),anxiety(16.0%),hostility(9.7%),and suicide ideation(8.8%).Factors such as the year of literature publication,graduates'educational phase and major,and measurement tools significantly impacted the prevalence.Based on these findings,strategies and recommendations are proposed:prioritizing the high incidence of mental health issues and implementing targeted solutions;being vigilant against the malignant development of mental health problems and improving tracking and monitoring mechanisms;paying attention to individual differences in mental health problems and enhancing the service and support system;innovating assessment tools for mental health problems and establishing standardized detection criteria.
graduate studentsmental health problemsprevalencemeta-analysis