Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Jul 2023)
The Relationship Between Personality Traits, Emotional Stability and Mental Health in Art Vocational and Technical College Students During Epidemic Prevention and Control
Abstract
Yan Ni Chen1,2 1College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Student Affairs, Hunan Arts and Crafts Vocational College, Yiyang, 413000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yan Ni Chen, Department of Student Affairs, Hunan Arts and Crafts Vocational College, No. 135 Qixia Road, Heshan District, Yiyang, 413000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 737 4110219, Email [email protected]: To investigate the relationship between the personality traits, emotional stability and mental health state of students in vocational and technical colleges of art under epidemic prevention and control based on latent trait–state theory.Methods: Using the stratified sampling method, we selected 1569 students in vocational and technical colleges of art as research subjects. From 1 April 2022 to 5 April 2022, we conducted an online survey using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Adult Edition) (EPQA), Emotional Stability Self-Test Scale and University Personality Inventory (UPI) to analyse the relationship between the traits, emotional stability and mental health of students in vocational and technical colleges of art.Results: For the EPQA personality traits, boys had lower extraversion and introversion scores than girls (47.71 ± 11.23 vs 49.06 ± 10.74, p = 0.021). In terms of mental health, boys had lower scores than girls (12.20 ± 12.73 vs 14.64 ± 11.85, p< 0.001). There were significant grade differences in psychoticism and total mental health scores in terms of EPQA personality traits (P < 0.01). There were significant associations between all dimensions of personality traits, emotional stability and mental health (r = 0.68, 0.62, p < 0.01). Emotional stability plays a partial mediating role in the effects of neuroticism on mental health.Conclusion: There is a close relationship between personality traits, emotional stability and mental health. Under the condition of epidemic prevention and control, strengthening the management of the self-emotional stability of students in vocational and technical colleges of art is helpful in improving students’ mental health.Keywords: personality traits, emotional stability, mental health, students in vocational and technical colleges
