Intervention study of group music therapy on college students' psychological stress

Abstract

           Music therapy was introduced from the concept and method of western modern music therapy in 1979 to today, and it only has a history of more than 30 years. At present, the research on music therapy in China is still in its infancy and exploration stage. In clinical practice, it is mostly used in medical institutions, but seldom used in universities. Under the background of strengthening and improving college students' mental health education, and taking the opportunity of college students' constant demand for new methods and means of psychological counseling and consultation and the need for expanding the field of music therapy, this study attempts to explore effective ways to promote the healthy personality development of college students by means of group psychological counseling and music therapy technology on the basis of summing up previous practical experience and theoretical research.

           The experimental design of this study adopts the intra-group experimental method of measuring the experimental group before and after, taking 400 college students as the research objects, and giving music group therapy to the experimental group members twice a week for 90-120 minutes each time, with a total of 8 unit courses. Effect investigation: Questionnaire and interview, quantitative and qualitative methods were used to study the promotion effect of music group therapy on college students' mental health. Through the observation and analysis of the group process, combined with the research results and practical experience, the researcher designed a set of music group therapy program which accords with the psychological characteristics of college students, and summarized the feasibility, characteristics and misunderstandings of the application of music group therapy in colleges and universities. Finally, in view of the shortcomings of this study, the author reflected and looked forward to it, and put forward some suggestions on developing music therapy in colleges and universities from the aspects of practical application and future research directions.