In order to understand the mental health status and differences between left-behind secondary vocational school students and left-behind general high school students, and to enhance the effectiveness and pertinence of mental health education, the SCL-90 symptom self-assessment scale was used to investigate the mental health status of left-behind secondary vocational school students and left-behind general high school students. A total of 500 survey questionnaires were distributed, and 418 left-behind students were finally selected from the valid questionnaires, including 210 left-behind secondary vocational school students and 208 left-behind general high school students. The results showed that the positive detection rate of psychological problems among left-behind secondary vocational school students was 37.6%, while the positive detection rate of psychological problems among left-behind high school students was 27.9%. The positive detection rate of psychological problems among left-behind secondary vocational school students was significantly higher than that among left-behind high school students; Compared with the national norm of middle school students, the mental health status of left-behind secondary vocational school students and left-behind general high school students is poor; The mental health status of left-behind secondary vocational school students is worse than that of left-behind general high school students, mainly manifested in obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, and anxiety. Based on this, educational suggestions are proposed around four levels: government, community, school, and parents, in order to improve the mental health status of left-behind secondary vocational school students.

Yao Xinhui, Hu Guangzhong. Comparative Study on the Mental Health Status of Left-behind Secondary Vocational School Students and Left-behind General High School Students. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 8: 49-55. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070808.

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