Reading summary: Many students regard carton puppies as the behavior of living puppies, which is called "humanization" in psychology: that is, projecting a kind of emotion we have towards pets or things on a lifeless carton puppies, which can play a role in social communication and stress relief. Moreover, everyone is saying 'Who doesn't have puppies yet', and the popularity of cardboard puppies also has some mentality of following the trend.
(People's Daily Health Client Reporter Xu Tingting, Intern Reporter Liu Jingyi) "How old is your puppy? What's the name?" This week, college students walked their homemade cardboard puppy on the hot searches many times. Many college students share "puppies" made of cartons on social platforms. Some people "tailed" them at the door of the dormitory, and some students "walking their dogs" at school.
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dean of Peking University Sixth Hospital Lu Lin told the People's Daily Health Client reporter that in general, this is a novel way for college students to exercise their imagination through a series of activities such as independent design and hand-made production to relieve stress, work hard to enrich their extracurricular life, and increase social activities.
"Because of the recent rebound in the epidemic and the school is closed, everyone's activities have been scoped, so I hope to 'have some fun' and do it by hand. Put it in the dormitory corridor at the door, and passers-by will see it, and someone will take photos." A student from a university in Wuhan told the People's Daily Health Client reporter that when she saw the production tutorial online, she also made a puppy with her friends and "tie" at the door of the dormitory.
Recently, many college students have made their own "carton puppies" and "tethered" them to the door of the dormitory. Photo provided by the interviewee.
Another college student in Chongqing also shared a cardboard puppy he made on social platforms: "I think on the one hand, many college students like pets, but they cannot keep in school dormitories. On the other hand, in the current epidemic situation, students want to enrich their college life, use simple items, and show their abilities."
The seemingly silly puppy urges students to study hard. A large picture of youth orchid.
Hubei Psychological Counselors Association and Chief physician of Department of Neurology at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, told the People's Daily Health Client reporter that in fact, the students who "walking" the cardboard puppies still have the mentality of "keeping pets": "Holding pets can make people relax, and handmade products are also conducive to cultivating hands-on skills and achieving the goal of self-realization."
. Many students regard cardboard puppies as living puppies, which is called "humanization" in psychology: "that is, projecting our emotions towards pets or things on lifeless cardboard puppies, which can play a role in social communication and stress relief. Moreover, everyone is saying 'Who doesn't have puppies yet', and the popularity of cardboard puppies also has some follow-up psychology."
Xiao Jinsong pointed out that students at university are the most active, and activities are Limited scope may make some students feel anxious: "This is understandable. From the perspective of students, first of all, students should accept and understand reality, and believe that there will always be a day of victory; secondly, students should also strengthen their own learning and devote their time to their studies; secondly, they can use online platforms and social platforms to maintain their inner connection with society, and finally, they can communicate and build teams with friends and classmates without violating epidemic prevention policies."
Academician Lu Lin reminds two points to pay attention to: "First, they need to comply with the regulations on epidemic prevention and control to reduce the gathering of people; secondly, distinguish the boundaries between reality and imagination, and do not indulge in imagination too much. If the cardboard puppy becomes a kind of life sustenance, problems may arise."
Academician Lu Lin said that for schools, while doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, they should also do a good job in guiding students' mental health education. Schools can carry out more online practice and exchange activities, and teach students to do exercises, yoga and other exercises that can be carried out in the dormitory by recording videos. On the basis of epidemic prevention and control, try to enrich students' lives; at the same time, schools can organize mental health lectures, mental health knowledge competitions, etc. to carry out online mental health education publicity.