THE INFLUENCE OF SELF-IMAGE AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS ON ANXIETY AND REDUCING ANXIETY AMONG CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS THROUGH INTEGRATIVE GROUP COUNSELING

Abstract

This study was to explore the Chinese college students' mental toughness and self-image, and the influence of anxiety, affecting mental toughness and self-image, and a predictor of anxiety, and develop an Integrated group guidance scheme, enhance the most influential predictor of anxiety, and reduce the anxiety level.The research is divided into two stages, and in each stage, quantitative and qualitative studies are used to confirm the research results.Phase 1 uses a stratified random sampling method to extract 400 students.Using the mental toughness (MTQ48) scale (adaptation), the physical self-image questionnaire (short form), and the anxiety scale (SAS) to collect quantitative data.Results show that mental toughness and self-image, anxiety have a significant negative correlation, and the influence factors of mental toughness on anxiety factors (R = 0.164, square adjusted R = 0.159, F = 38.802, p & < 0.001).In Phase 2, there were a total of 20 students.Their anxiety scores were all between 50 and 69.In the second stage, there were a total of 20 students. Their anxiety scores were all between 50 and 69. They were randomly divided into an experimental group of 10 people (n=10) and a control group of 10 people (n=10). Comprehensive group counseling intervention was applied to the experimental group, and the two groups were compared, aiming to enhance psychological resilience and reduce anxiety.-