Study On The Relationship Among Optimism，coping Efficacy And Health Of College Students

Optimism is the positive results of individual to look forward to, because of its stability,we can modify optimism to be a kind of personality. As a part of positive psychology, it hadattracted lots of foreign scholars’ extensive attention from the mid-1980s.The researches canindicate the result: optimism has great influences on mood, emotion, cognition, socialinteraction, mental health, and so on. The university period is important to the development ofeveryone’s growth and improvement, it can also improve and strengthen many of theindividual characteristics. The development of optimism is also constantly influenced collegeprogress. This study selected446college students as the test who are from three universitiesof Harbin, to survey the condition of optimism、coping efficacy and health by the method ofquestionnaire and test the relationship among their three variables. The aim of this study is toexplore coping efficacy is the intermediary variable between optimism and health. Thepurpose of this research can provide practical reference for the health condition of collegestudents. Conclusions are as follows:(1)The condition of optimism: There are significant differences in major、grade. Butthere’s no significant differences in gender、only child or not and the living place.(2)The condition of coping efficacy: There are significant differences in gender、majorand grade. But there’s no significant differences in only child or not、and the living place.(3)The condition of health: There are significant differences in gender、only child or not.But there’s no significant differences in major、the living place and grade.(4)Optimism、coping efficacy and health are significantly associated, and its alsosignificant in group discussion.(5)Optimism and coping efficacy can significant prediction health. Optimism cansignificant prediction coping efficacy.(6)Coping efficacy partly mediates the relationship between optimism and health.