WU Zhi-xiong, QIU Hong-zhong. Function of Horticultural Therapy in Cultivation of Positive Psychology in University Students[J]. Health Medicine Research and Practice, 2013,10(1):94-96.
WU Zhi-xiong, QIU Hong-zhong. Function of Horticultural Therapy in Cultivation of Positive Psychology in University Students[J]. Health Medicine Research and Practice, 2013,10(1):94-96.DOI:
Cultivating positive psychology in university students is an important orientation of mental health education in universities.Horticultural therapy
as a psychotherapy constructed on the basis of ideas in chinese traditional culture
is a psychological adjustment method used to promote body-mind integration
overcome anxiety and the feelings of emptiness by means of cultivating plants and tasting meanings of life during the process.This paper summarizes procedures and psychological experience of horticultural therapy based on experiments the author conducted.It has been proved that horticultural therapy can facilitate university students to love nature and life
taste meanings of life through labor and develop positive attitudes towards life.