Background During the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, college students had some negative emotion and psychological pressure. Solution-focused approach can improve mental state and provide new ideas for improving positive emotion and stress management of college students during the pandemic.
Objective The study evaluates the effect of solution-focused approach on enhancing the positive emotion of college students during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019.
Methods A total of 406 college students were recruited and screened with anxiety selfassessment scale. Among them 142 had anxiety symptoms, accounting for 34.98%, and were randomly divided into a solution-focused intervention group and a control group, with 71 in each group and grouped by Wechat. Both the groups had necessary Wechat group communication. In addition, the intervention group received solution-focused intervention related questions in the chat group everyday and sent back answers via voice or text. Upon receiving answers, the researchers would give brief and positive feedback to the students and answer their questions in private messages, 15 min a day, for 7 days. Before and after the intervention, positive and negative emotions, simple coping styles, and anxiety were evaluated to compare the emotional changes between the two groups.
Results In terms of positive emotion, the difference of scores before and after the intervention in the intervention group (3.37±0.58) was higher than that in the control group (0.35±0.17) (t=22.17, P < 0.001). In terms of negative emotion, the difference of scores before and after the intervention in the intervention group (-4.35±0.66) was lower than that in the control group (-0.86±0.24) (t=27.32, P < 0.001). Regarding positive coping style, the difference of scores before and after in the intervention group (2.31±0.82) was higher than that in the control group (0.38±0.08) (t=17.18, P < 0.001). Regarding negative coping style, the difference of scores before and after in the intervention group (-2.36±0.61) was lower than that in the control group (-0.42±0.11) (t=24.20, P < 0.001). The difference of anxiety score before and after the intervention in the intervention group (-12.98±3.75) was lower than that in the control group (-3.49±1.16) (t=22.719, P < 0.001).
Conclusion The solution-focused intervention using WeChat platform is effective and convenient in enhancing the positive emotion and positive coping style of college students with anxiety symptoms during the pandemic, and relieve anxiety symptoms.
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