Author(s)

Jie Fang

Corresponding Author

Jie Fang

Abstract

This article aims to explore the effectiveness of group counseling in alleviating university students' social anxiety and provide practical guidance for mental health education in universities. In view of the universality of university students' social anxiety and its negative impact on their studies, interpersonal relationships and mental health, this study adopts experimental design, selects university students with social anxiety symptoms as the research object, and randomly divides them into experimental group and control group. The experimental group received group counseling intervention based on group dynamics and social learning theory, while the control group did not receive any special treatment. The social anxiety level of the two groups of students was evaluated by means of social anxiety scale and other tools. The results show that after receiving group counseling, the students in the experimental group have significantly reduced their social anxiety level and improved their social skills and self-confidence. In contrast, the social anxiety level of students in the control group has not changed significantly. This discovery shows that group counseling has a significant effect on alleviating university students' social anxiety. The conclusion is that group counseling is an effective psychological intervention, which can help university students understand and cope with social anxiety, and improve their social skills and self-confidence.

Keywords

University students; Social anxiety; Group counseling; Mental health