Xu Xianglong, Li Bing, Liu Dengyuan, et al. A Qualitative Study on the Needs for Physical & Psychological Health Education Among College Students in Chongqing University City[J]. Health Medicine Research and Practice, 2016,13(4):10-13.
Xu Xianglong, Li Bing, Liu Dengyuan, et al. A Qualitative Study on the Needs for Physical & Psychological Health Education Among College Students in Chongqing University City[J]. Health Medicine Research and Practice, 2016,13(4):10-13.DOI:
Objective To investigate the current needs for physical &psychological health education among college students in Chongqing University City and also propose corresponding measures.Methods By purposive sampling
15 key persons(including school leaders
Youth League Committee teachers
specialty teachers
school doctors
and psychological consultants)and 15 college students were recruited from three universities and received in-depth individual interview.Besides
another 40 college students were also recruited and divided into 6groups for focus group discussion.Results Most of the surveyed students reported poor effects of campus media and defective online education system;and they believed that participation in student societies and physical exercises would help to maintain both physical and psychological health.The interviewees reported different plans and different execution statuses of health education courses and mental health counseling among these universities.Most students favored lectures about physical & psychological health education.The top three knowledge needs ranked by normal college students were physical health
psychological health
and nutrition;among medial college students
they were nutrition
psychological health
and physical health;and among science/engineering students
they were psychological health
sports health
and nutrition.ConclusionThe college students′needs for physical & psychological health education may vary among universities of different types.The effects of the available resources such as student societies
new media
and school doctors should be maximized to improve the physical & psychological health of college students.