Tourism stimulus on anxiety and depression in college students

Abstract

Background

The prevalence of anxiety and depression continues to increase, becoming the most common mental health symptoms, with a higher proportion of these two mental illnesses among college students.

Subjects and Methods

The survey randomly selects 50 college students who suffer from both anxiety and depression at a certain university and divides them into two groups. One group consists of 25 people, and each group is treated with psychotherapy combined with tourism stimulus and psychotherapy. The treatment course lasts for one year, and a follow-up visit will be conducted one year later to score anxiety and depression.

Results

The scoring results showed that among college students receiving combination therapy, the highest anxiety score was 8.6, which decreased to 3.7 after treatment. The highest depression score was 9.2, which decreased to 4.4 after combination therapy. Analysis of 25 people who received combined treatment found that the average score for depression and anxiety decreased to 4.1, and 5 of them were cured. Among college students who only received psychological treatment, the highest anxiety score was 9.1, which decreased to 5.3 after treatment. The highest depression score was 8.7, which decreased to 4.9 after psychological treatment. The average score for depression and anxiety reduction was 2.9.

Conclusions

The experimental results indicate that tourism stimulus combined with psychotherapy has a better therapeutic effect on college students with anxiety and depression than using psychotherapy alone.

Acknowledgement

The Education Department of Hainan Province, No. Hnjg2021-116; 2022 Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology Hainan Free Trade Port Business and Tourism Research Base Project, No. HKKY2022JD-06.