Characteristics in Initial Sandplay of Optimal and Non-optimal Family Functioning Among High School Students.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of the initial sandplay of high school students with poor family function, by studying the initial sandplay of high school students with different levels of family function, so as to provide the basics for the psychological assessment and intervention of high school students.

Significance: To provide data support for high school students' mental health education and sandplay therapy, and to apply sandplay as an intervention method to play a healing role in high school mental health work.

Methods: High school students ( = 345) were divided into 11 groups and participated in a sandplay experiment for 8 weeks from February to March 2021.