Students' Physical Health And Mental Health Related Research

Objective: To explore into the correlation between physique health and psychological health of college students, in an attempt to further understand the health problems from a new perspective and provide theological basis for the combination of the education of physique health with psychological health. The result of this study may be of guiding significance in encouraging college students to actively participating in physical exercises to promote psychosomatic health and a general improvement of health conditions.Method: Literature analyses were used in the study to collect information in sociology, education, psychology and physical education. Theoretical exploration was made into the correlation between physical health and psychological health based on previous studies. Mathematical and physical statistics and correlation analysis were conducted based on the tests on physical health of college students and Cartel Questionnaire with sixteen kinds of personalities, so as to perform a demonstrative exploration into physical health and psychological health.Result: Among male students, there are marked differences between those with good psychological health and those with poor psychological health in physique test total score and standing long jump. No statistically significant differences are found in other items. Among female students, there are marked differences between those with good psychological health and those with poor psychological health in physique test total score, vital capacity and standing long jump. No statistically significant differences are found in other items.There exist marked differences between students with good physique and those with poor physique in personality factors. Students with good physique have much higher scores in gregariousness, excitement, persistence and adventurousness, and have much lower scores in intelligence, skepticism, trial and error, independence and nervousness than those with poor physique.Conclusion:1. There exists an underlying relationship between physique health and psychological health, the common material basis of which is the heredity characteristics of the human beings. The important external conditions for the formation are environment and education.2. The construction of the intrinsic value of physical education has proved that physique health and psychological health are interrelated and interactive.3. The psychological health conditions are positively correlated with the total result of physique test, and the scores of those with good psychological health are higher than those with poor psychological health.4. Psychologically healthy male students have better body physiques than those male ones with poor psychological health.5. Psychologically healthy female students have better body physiques than those female ones with poor psychological health.6. Compared with those with poor psychological health, psychologically healthy students have the personality features of being lively, optimistic, talkative, active in group activities, persistent, responsible in work and life, decisive, courageous, and willing to get over pressure. They are also at a relatively higher level of psychological health and take life positively. The students with poor body physiques are more intelligent, with better understanding and higher scores in their study. They are inclined to be independent or even obstinate and self-opinionated, tend to complete tasks alone and are unwilling to take part in group activities. They are usually more creative, but they are at lower levels of human relations and psychological health than those with good body physiques.