A Study of the Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health of Shandong University Students Studying Music Education

Abstract

Background and Aim: With the development of society, modern education is also facing difficulties and challenges, college students' emotional intelligence and mental health problems are becoming more and more prominent, college life is a period of students facing various pressures, which may harm their mental health. As an art form, music brings people beautiful enjoyment and has a profound impact on the emotional and mental health of college students. Materials and Methods: The 316 samples were random sampling from 1,500 vocational students from Shandong University of Foreign Languages who had previously studied music education in one or more courses of the University in 2023. The questionnaire was used to collect data and ask about overall information, emotional intelligence, and mental health. Results: The results show that: 1) The average emotional intelligence score and mental health score of Shandong University students were at a high level and there were statistically significant differences in the average emotional intelligence and mental health score between different groups of ages and group of average grades. 2) the average of these two variables had a statistically significant positive correlation. Conclusion: Based on the results, the average emotional intelligence and mental health scores of Shandong Univer students were at a high level, and there was a positive correlation between each other.