Exploration of an Innovative AI-Based Mental Health Education Model in Universities Based on Emotion-Oriented Psychotherapy
Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v7i2.5136
Abstract
Objective — There is a shortage of professional faculty in university mental health education settings, and the dissemination of Emotion-Oriented Therapy and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy within universities is constrained. Methods — This study explores the integration of the theoretical core of the two emotion-oriented therapies with artificial intelligence technologies. The research is conducted using a mixed-methods approach. Bibliometric analysis and theoretical analysis are employed to examine the digital integration forms of Emotion-Oriented Therapy and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy. Five universities in Zhejiang Province were selected as research subjects. A total of 217 valid questionnaires were collected, and 30 students exhibiting emotional distress were selected for interviews, forming corresponding emotional corpus data. Based on a large language model, instruction fine-tuning was conducted to develop an AI agent with capabilities of deep emotional recognition and transformation. Results — Survey data indicate that emotional expression among college students shows characteristics of concealment. Among the respondents, 44.6% exhibited anxiety, and 2.8% demonstrated active help-seeking behavior. Conclusion — The AI agent achieved an accuracy rate of 82.3% in distinguishing secondary emotions such as anger from core emotions such as fear.
Keywords
Emotion-Oriented Therapy; accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy; generative artificial intelligence; university mental health education; AI agent
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