Author(s)

Wan Hong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Xi'an Eurasia University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710065, China

Corresponding Author

Wan Hong

ABSTRACT

To investigate the impact of group positive psychological intervention based on the PERMA model on college students' mental health, this study provided empirical evidence for mental health education in higher education institutions. A randomized experimental design was employed in research methods, this study enrolled 33 college students from our university, who were divided into an experimental group (n=16) and a control group (n=17). Experimental group had undergone group positive psychological intervention on the basis of PERMA model whereas control group did not receive any intervention. The pretest and posttest assessment was done using Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) and the analysis of data was carried out through non-parametric tests. For research results, this study summarized three points: (1) Prior to the intervention, the total SCL-90 scores of the two groups were not significantly different (P=0.958) which means that the groups are comparable; (2) Following the intervention, the total SCL-90 scores in the experimental group [122.00 (98.00,143.75)] were significantly lower than before intervention [135.50 (119.75,196.00)] (P=0.011), whereas there were no significant differences between the control group before and after intervention (P=0.097); (3) Following the intervention, the total SCL-90 scores of the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P=0.041) and the change of the experimental group before and after intervention [21.50 (2.25,38.75)] was significantly higher than the change of the control group [-9.00 (30.00,4.50)] (P=0.004). For conclusion, the positive psychological intervention based on the PERMA model has a positive effect in reducing SCL-90 scores among college students and enhancing their mental health levels, where the experimental group demonstrated better effects of the intervention in comparison to the control group. The research gives an operational intervention plan and empirical evidence to support the implementation of positively oriented mental health education in higher education institutions.

KEYWORDS

PERMA model; positive psychological intervention; mental health of college students

CITE THIS PAPER

Wan Hong. The Research on the Influence of Positive Psychological Intervention on College Students' Mental Health Based on PERMA Model. Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology (2026). Vol. 10, No. 1, 115-121. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aetp.2026.100115.

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