目的了解高校贫困新生的人格特征及心理健康状况,为高校贫困生心理健康教育提供有效依据。方法采用卡特尔16项人格因素问卷(16PF)和症状自评量表(SCL-90),对某高校新入学的500名贫困大学生和2412名非贫困大学生进行调查。结果1贫困新生在有恒性、忧虑性、独立性、紧张性、专业有成就者因素、创造力强者的人格因素上显著高于非贫困新生,兴奋性、敢为性、内向与外向型、心理健康因素因子上显著低于非贫困新生。2贫困新生与非贫困新生心理症状上无显著差异。结论贫困新生心理健康状况正常,应关注贫困新生积极人格特征,加强个性教育,塑造健康人格。 Objective To understand the personality traits and mental health status of impoverished students in colleges and universities, and provide an effective basis for mental health education for impoverished students in colleges and universities. Methods A total of 500 impoverished undergraduates and 2,412 non-impoverished undergraduates were enrolled in this study, using 16 Cartel’s Personality Questionnaire (16PF) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90). Results 1 The impoverished freshmen had significantly higher personality factors than the non-impoverished freshmen in the aspects of perseverance, anxiety, independence, stress, professional accomplishment and creativity, excitability, daring, introversion and extroversion, Mental health factor factor was significantly lower than non-poor freshmen. There was no significant difference in the psychological symptoms between poor freshmen and non-poor freshmen. Conclusion The mental health status of poor students is normal. The positive personality traits of poor students should be paid attention to, and individuality education should be strengthened to create healthy personality.