The Causes of Contemporary High School Students' Psychological Problems in the Perspective of Ecosystem Theory

Abstract

In general, it is a serious problem that contemporary high school students are suffering from a series of psychological problems now days. The most common categories of their psychological problems are excessive anxiety, emotional instability, low self-esteem and autism, and self-abandonment. This paper also discovers the group differences of high school students’ mental problems including regional differences and gender differences. Students in rural place tend to be more vulnerable to psychological problems compared with urban students. Female students are actually more likely to have psychological problems than male students. This paper further analysis the causes of high school students’ psychological problems from the perspective of both the family and the school. Family structure can affect students’ mental status. A complete family structure has a positive influence on students’ mental health but a fragmented family can cause serious psychological challenges. The family’s parenting style also serve as a significant role in high school students psychological health. When it comes to the school’s impact, lots of school carry out psychological education to prevent students’ mental problems but such education methods exist some problems. Besides, students at school are facing excessive academic pressure. This pressure if accumulating might do harm to students’ mental health.