The entertainment videos pushed by WeChat promote the mental health of undergraduate students

Abstract

The present study addressed whether watching entertainment videos in succession could have a positive effect on the mental health of undergraduate students. Two experiments were designed. One hundred and sixteen university students participated in experiment 1. It aimed to explore whether watching motivational videos pushed by WeChat in continuous four weeks could affect mental health at the individual level, including mental health level and achievement goal orientation level. Experiment 2 enrolled 108 undergraduate students. It aimed to explore whether watching motivational and comedy videos pushed by WeChat in continuous four weeks could affect the mental health of undergraduate students at the social adaptation level, including interpersonal relationships and class atmosphere level. Results showed that entertainment videos pushed by WeChat in succession have significant positive effects on the university students' mental health and positive psychological quality.

Keywords

• WeChat
• Entertainment video
• Mental health
• Positive psychology
• Broaden-and-build theory