The Effect of Self-Efficacy on Students’positive Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a notable rise in the worldwide incidence of anxiety and depression, primarily attributed to social isolation. A key takeaway from this experience is the importance of fostering resilience and adaptability among individuals. Given the established significant relationship between self-efficacy and resilience, this study seeks to confirm the influence of self-efficacy on the positive mental health status of China students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study findings indicated that self-efficacy, an internal psychological resource, had a positive impact on students' positive mental health (well-being) during the COVID-19 pandemic (P < 0.05). Therefore, it is suggested that when carrying out positive mental health education under the epidemic situation, colleges and universities should pay attention to the cultivation of college students' sense of self-efficacy, to improve their positive mental health level, enhance their positive psychological quality and internal psychological resources to cope with similar public health emergencies, effectively relieve pressure and enhance well-being