Analysis of the Formation Mechanism of College Students’ Escapism from the Perspective of Fromm’s <i>Escape from Freedom</i>

弗洛姆在《逃避自由》中揭示了现代人追求自由带来的孤独与焦虑时，通过“逃避机制”寻求安全感的心理现象。当前，在全球化与信息化浪潮下，大学生群体面临着巨大的心理挑战。学业、就业和社会竞争的多重压力，使大学生中普遍存在的“躺平”“佛系”、网络沉迷及择业焦虑等现象，这些现象均可视为逃避自由的心理投射，这些心理困境与弗洛姆的理论高度契合。基于弗洛姆的逃避自由理论，分析大学生逃避心理的生成机制，揭示其根源在于个体化进程中安全感的丧失。通过理论分析，学校、家庭和社会的共同努力，为大学生实现积极自由寻找方法。In Escape from Freedom, Fromm reveals the psychological phenomenon that modern people, while pursuing freedom, experience loneliness and anxiety and seek a sense of security through “escape mechanisms”. Currently, under the waves of globalization and informatization, the college student group is facing tremendous psychological challenges. The multiple pressures of academic studies, employment, and social competition have led to common phenomena among college students such as “lying flat”, “Buddhist-style” attitudes, internet addiction, and anxiety about job selection. These phenomena can all be regarded as psychological projections of escaping from freedom, and these psychological dilemmas highly coincide with Fromm’s theory. Based on Fromm’s theory of escaping from freedom, this paper analyzes the generation mechanism of college students’ escapist psychology and reveals that its root cause lies in the loss of a sense of security during the process of individualization. Through theoretical analysis and with the joint efforts of schools, families, and society, this paper aims to find ways for college students to achieve positive freedom.