What Mental Health Popular Science Content Do College Students Need? — A Grounded Theory Analysis Based on College Students’ Cognition

To address the question of “what content college students most need in mental health popular science”, an “open-ended questionnaire” survey was conducted among 778 college students. Based on the grounded theory research paradigm, the collected qualitative texts were subjected to three-level coding, and the following conclusions were drawn: (1) The core content of mental health popular science resources, includes seven aspects, namely interpersonal interaction skills, emotional cognition and management, emotional management and counseling, stress coping methods, basic psychological cognition, academic support and guidance, and self-cognition development; (2). The essential content that mental health popular science resources should cover can be ultimately categorized into three dimensions: cognitive construction, core application, and practical guarantee.