A Qualitative Study on the Emotional Healing Efficacy of Movies for Undergraduates Suffering Breakups

Abstract

Breakups with significant others are among the main reasons for emotional disturbance problems in Taiwanese undergraduates. Most undergraduates lack emotional regulation; therefore, their negative emotions can easily accumulate, influencing their mental health. Exacerbating these effects, the accumulation of negative emotions can lead to social problems. Therefore, helping undergraduates appropriately cope with negative emotions generated by breakups is a topic worth exploring. (Article content in Chinese with English extended abstract)

Keywords

• movie therapy
• emotional healing
• breakup
• undergraduate
• developmental bibliotherapy