Research on the Interdisciplinary Development of Aesthetic Education and Psychological Healing from a Fusion Perspective
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Aesthetic Education, Psychological Healing, Interdisciplinary Integration, Practical Path, Healthy ChinaAbstract
Against the backdrop of the advancing implementation of the "Healthy China 2030" strategy, the interdisciplinary integration of aesthetic education and psychological healing is moving forward in depth, emerging as an important practical path. This integrated development model can not only accurately respond to the diverse mental health needs of society, but also effectively advance the improvement of the aesthetic education system in the new era. The Blue Book of Mental Health: China National Mental Health Development Report (2023-2024) released by the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in April 2025, based on a systematic survey of more than 170,000 samples from 79 institutions across the country, confirmed that the excessive use of short videos by adolescents is significantly related to depression and anxiety risks, and rural students in underdeveloped areas face a higher depression risk than the national average. The professional and diversified supply of national mental health services remains to be enhanced. Traditional aesthetic education focuses on aesthetic cultivation and skill teaching, while psychological healing focuses on emotional intervention and psychological guidance. The disciplinary barriers between the two have led to functional segmentation, making it hard to meet the dual demands of comprehensive education and national mental health services in the new era. This also makes the in-depth integration of the two an inevitable research direction in the fields of aesthetic education and mental health services.
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