Core values and Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy in psychological health education for students with anxiety

Background Students’ psychological problems due to academic, interpersonal, and future planning pressures are becoming increasingly apparent in a modern, fast-paced society. Among them, anxiety disorder has become a common problem many students face. At the same time, core values and cognitive behavioral art therapy can identify and adjust unhealthy cognitive and emotional patterns through creative art. Based on this, this study uses the above two methods to provide appropriate interventions for students’ mental health. Subjects and Methods The study selected 100 students with anxiety disorders and randomly divided them into an experimental group and a control group with 50 participants each. The experimental group received mental health education based on core values and Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy while the control group received routine mental health education. The experimental period is six months, and SDS and SAS are used to evaluate the psychological status of students. Results The data shows that the anxiety symptoms in the experimental group have significantly improved, with a total effective rate of 87%, while the effective rate in the control group is 65%. In addition, the experimental group students’ self-efficacy, positive coping strategies, and life satisfaction significantly improved. Conclusions Research methods help alleviate students’ anxiety symptoms and cultivate students’ self-awareness, self-worth, and coping strategies. This provides new ideas and methods for future school mental health education. Acknowledgement 2022 Shaanxi Fashion Engineering School (No.2022KY32).