Mental health of Chinese students

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is essential for individuals' well-being and functioning, encompassing cognitive abilities, emotional understanding, and interpersonal interactions.^[1] Students worldwide consider psychological well-being, happiness, and contentment as essential life values. Research indicates that students' well-being is greatly influenced by specific needs, including the ability to make choices, express oneself freely, pursue passions and interests, achieve success, and feel psychologically and socially secure.^{[citation needed]} Moreover, global studies suggest that an increased sense of well-being is associated with enhanced academic achievement, interpersonal relationships, and overall health.^[2]

Meanwhile, research indicates that despite scoring higher on international tests, Chinese students report lower levels of well-being compared to their counterparts in other countries.^[2]^[3]

^ "Mental health". www.who.int. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ ^a ^b Dobosz, Dagmara; Hetmańczyk, Hewilia (January 2023). "Well-being of Chinese students - a review in the context of implications for the educational proces". International Journal of Chinese Education. 12 (1): 2212585X2311633. doi:10.1177/2212585X231163388. ISSN 2212-585X.
^ Ling, Xiaojun; Chen, Junjun; Chow, Daniel H. K.; Xu, Wendan; Li, Yingxiu (2022). "The "Trade-Off" of Student Well-Being and Academic Achievement: A Perspective of Multidimensional Student Well-Being". Frontiers in Psychology. 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.772653. ISSN 1664-1078. PMC 8966134. PMID 35369151.

[:05-1] "Mental health". www.who.int. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[journals.sagepub.com-2] Dobosz, Dagmara; Hetmańczyk, Hewilia (January 2023). "Well-being of Chinese students - a review in the context of implications for the educational proces". International Journal of Chinese Education. 12 (1): 2212585X2311633. doi:10.1177/2212585X231163388. ISSN 2212-585X.

[3] Ling, Xiaojun; Chen, Junjun; Chow, Daniel H. K.; Xu, Wendan; Li, Yingxiu (2022). "The "Trade-Off" of Student Well-Being and Academic Achievement: A Perspective of Multidimensional Student Well-Being". Frontiers in Psychology. 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.772653. ISSN 1664-1078. PMC 8966134. PMID 35369151.

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