The Relationship Between College Students' Self-efficacy, Life Rhythm And Mental Health—four Years Of Follow-up Research

College students are in the important turning point of life,college students' mental health has always been the focus of psychological research.This study tracked the self-efficacy,pace of life and mental health development of 765 college students,and analyzed the effects of different self-efficacy and pace of life on mental health.The self-efficacy,life rhythm and mental health were tracked for four consecutive years by using the Self-efficacy Scale(GSES),The Life Rhythm Scale and Positive Mental Health Scale-9.The study shows that the relationship between self-efficacy,life rhythm and mental health is closely related.The results showed that:(1)There was a significant correlation between self-efficacy and mental health of college students each year,and the annual self-efficacy could predict the mental health of the year,and the sophomore self-efficacy could predict the mental health.(2)The annual rhythm of life and mental health of college students are significantly related to the annual pace of life can significantly predict the mental health of the year.(3)The self-efficacy of college students is at the lowest level in junior year and at the highest level in senior times.(4)senior self-efficacy there is a significant difference in economic conditions.There was no significant gender difference in the three years of self-efficacy,and there was no significant difference in source.(5)the pace of life of college students in the sophomore when the most regular,the most irregular in the freshman.(6)freshman,sophomore and senior college students in the life of the rhythm of life than the rural students more regular rhythm of life.Freshman and senior students with good economic conditions,the pace of life is significantly worse than the economic conditions of the students more regular rhythm of life.There was no significant gender difference in the rhythm of life.(7)The level of mental health of college students showed a significant growth,mental health and stable development,the annual mental health can be significantly predicted to track the mental health.(8)University of four years,the girls 'mental health was significantly higher than the boys' mental health.The mental health of rural college students was significantly lower than that of urban college students.Good economic conditions of college students in freshman,junior and senior mental health was significantly higher than the economic conditions of poor students.(9)the pace of life every year in theself-efficacy of the year's mental health play an intermediary role.The rhythm of life plays an intermediary role in the effect of self-efficacy on the mental health of tracking.