A Study on the Current Status of Well-being among Ethnic Minority University Students in Yunnan from the Perspective of Positive Psychology

As positive psychology has gained prominence, well-being, as a core indicator of mental health, has increasingly attracted the attention of the academic community. Ethnic minority university students (EMUS) in Yunnan, as a special group, may experience unique influences on their well-being due to their cultural backgrounds and social adaptation processes. This study employed a well-being scale based on the PERMA model to investigate the current status of well-being among EMUS in Yunnan. The findings revealed that the majority of EMUS rated their overall well-being highly. Compared with Han ethnicity university students, EMUS scored significantly higher in the dimensions of relationships and overall well-being, but showed no significant differences in positive emotion, meaning, engagement, and achievement dimensions. In terms of gender differences, EMUS exhibited no significant differences in positive emotion, relationships, meaning, and overall well-being between genders, but males scored significantly higher than females in the dimensions of engagement and achievement. Additionally, no significant differences were observed in the dimensions of well-being across different educational levels and grades.