Author(s)

Chao Zhou ¹, Chen Wang ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
² School of Teacher and Teaching Education, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Corresponding Author

Chen Wang

ABSTRACT

The rapid development of new media technology has brought many new impacts on the internet mental health of university students. In Chinese universities, ethnic minority students are a vulnerable group that needs special education attention. Universities should consider how to conduct effective and efficient mental health education for ethnic minority students in the new media era. This study summarizes the major internet mental health problems of ethnic minority students, such as excessive internet use, negative views of life, online consumerism, and online immoral behaviors. Given the above major internet mental health problems, several recommendations for mental health education of ethnic minority students are proposed.

KEYWORDS

Internet Mental Health, ethnic minority students, new media era

CITE THIS PAPER

Chao Zhou, Chen Wang, Internet Mental Health Problems and Education of Ethnic Minority Students in Chinese Universities. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2023) Vol. 7: 129-133. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2023.070919.

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