Correlations between english performance and mental health of college students

Abstract

The mental health education is fundamental to the healthy development of college students. This paper aims to identify the correlations between English performance and mental health of college students. First, the basic theories on mental health were reviewed and a five-factor model was introduced to measure the English performance. Then, a questionnaire survey was carried out to assess mental health of college students and identify its influencing factors. After that, the English performance of the respondents were evaluated based on the scores from the school's education administration system. The results on mental health were compared with those on English performance to reveal the correlations between English performance and mental health. The results show that more than 80% of college students recognize the importance of concentrating on their studies; the mental health of college students are generally resilient and on the medium level; the mental health is directly proportional to resilience; English performance has a significant correlation with each factor of mental health; the mental health is responsible for a 5% change in English scores. The research results help to promote the mental health and English learning of college students.