Tuhay Na Talaga Ini
Tuhay Na Talaga Ini
Tuhay Na Talaga Ini
presented by:
10-Pasteur
S.Y.2022-2023
introduction
Background of the study
The covid pandemic has affected a lot of businesses and our country’s economy and not just
that but students as well, and their mental health too ever since the pandemic started. Schools
worldwide promptly responded to the pandemic by doing online classes. In record time, students
moved from physical spaces that provided them with much-needed social interactions, to being
seated behind a screen for hours on end. The sudden change to online platforms happened at a
slower pace, and was mainly driven by the academic institutions that already had digital learning
platforms in place, and the means to operate them. Students learn, keep, and apply information
most effectively when they have received personalized education paths and when sufficient
resources are made available to them. In typical classrooms, students that require more attention
or support are tended to – however, with the pandemic, this was no longer the case. The
effectiveness of online learning is still the subject of debate of whether if it is as good as physical
classes or not. Experts have been studying the retention of information by students and how
remote learning has affected the development and social abilities of children. In this study we
will find out whether or not this kind if method is good for the mental health of students and their
social skills.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted most countries to opt for population containment and
social distancing measures to control the spread of the virus. However, significant psychological
effects have been reported in previous containment experiments. This pandemic has already
shown significant psychological symptoms related to anxiety, stress and depression. In addition,
an association between psychological and physical symptoms has been shown. Using a chain
mediation model, the authors showed that the need for health information and the perceived
impact of the pandemic were sequential mediators between physical symptoms resembling
COVID-19 infection (predictor) and subsequent mental health status (outcome).
The development of new guidelines to establish appropriate counseling, preventive and curative
psychological actions online or for specific groups such as healthcare workers or older people
have been identified as necessary measures in this situation. Thus, the use of cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT), particularly Internet-based CBT, could aid in the prevention of the
spread of infection during the pandemic. Unfortunately, none of these measures currently address
the particularly vulnerable student population.
Studies have demonstrated the importance of assessing the health-related quality of life of the
student community, a population group passing through an important phase of life. The
epidemics SARS, Ebola, H1N1 and now COVID-19 have had a significant impact on the
activity, behavior, morale and health of our fellow citizens. The first studies conducted in China
on the impact of the current epidemic reported a significant amount of anxiety and depressive
disorders as well as sleep disorders. Other studies have suggested a risk of increased suicidal
behavior, psychotic symptoms, psychosomatic symptoms, symptoms of post-traumatic stress and
consumption of psychoactive substances (alcohol, tobacco, etc.). The situation of the lockdown
and its psychosocial and economic consequences but also fear oneself, and one's loved ones, of
contamination, the virus, the illness and its consequences (serious somatic disorders and death)
act on the mental health of students. Moreover, long periods of social isolation are well known to
be associated with mental health problems, post-traumatic stress symptoms, avoidance behaviors
and family conflicts. In our study, mental health status of post-secondary students was closer to
that of chronically ill young adults than the general population and higher than that of Mexican
students; the MCS was close to 23.7 with the presence of moderate depressive symptoms versus
39 with severe anxiety. However, this comparison is cautioned because of the different culture
and educational system between the two populations.
Statement of the Problem
Main problem
How has the covid-19 lockdown affected the mental health of students?
Sub-Problems:
1.How effective was the method used to handle the education of students during the lockdown?
1.1) was the method used effective?
1.2) will distance learning have an effect as to how students get educated?
1.3) will it affect the student's ability to socially interact?
2.What was their means of communication with other people?
2.1) Is talking through online means the same as talking in real life?
3.Would students prefer f2f or online classes?
Significance of the Study
The covid-19 pandemic just came out of nowhere and has affected the lives of
many different people, establishments, and businesses all around the globe. More affected by this
pandemic/lockdown are students who are used being present physically in their classroom to
stuck staring at a screen for hours on end. This study will find out if the covid-19
This study will investigate the effects of the sudden pandemic/lockdown has on the
students mentally and socially. Based on what we have found out so far that the pandemic has
most definitely affected the students mentally, socially, and in their studies but this is not that
exact cause so far only a few students seem to be affected by this and not everyone.
Definition of terms
Pandemic – occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents)
producing severe symptoms and in some cases death, especially in older people and those with
underlying health conditions. It was originally identified in China in 2019 and became pandemic
in 2020.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Online, we have found 2 other articles related to our topic that have inspired us to conduct
more detailed research that would help other researchers as well to conduct research related to
our own. According to (Thoresen, et.al, 2021), the spread of COVID-19 virus and the
countermeasures against it has a significant impact on the mental health of teenagers. By this, we
would know that the lack of studies can shed light on the potential, social, emotional, and
behavioural of students in this lockdown. Furthermore, according to (Afrin, et. Al, 2022), the
current population’s mental and physical health are at risk because of the pandemic. This article
we have found had greatly helped us in conducting our research and from these, we learned a lot
of methods that proved to be useful for us. The mental health of teenagers should really be
cherished by their parents and especially by themselves to have a calm mind, good and healthy
Methods
Research Design
This research used the surveying/questioning, where there were 17 student responders, who
are friends and relevant of the researchers. Since the researchers aimed to know whether the
pandemic made an impact on the mental health of the above respondents or not, then the above
Data collection,
The researchers who aimed to survey the students mentioned earlier, had a difficulty gathering
the data needed because of the limited movement of people nowadays caused by the pandemic as
we all know, fortunately, technology nowadays is accessible more than ever. The data gathering,
which was through surveys, was made through messages on the researchers’ cellular phones.
Furthermore, the method used by the researchers on data gathering was more convenient for us
since we did not need to go to the respondents’ houses to conduct a survey on them one by one.
Preparation
Since the researchers used technology as a means of communication to the respondents, the
researchers had to charge their mobile phones up to its full battery capacity, and have access to
the internet before the surveying began. After the above procedure have been done, the survey
finally took place. But before the researchers had conducted the survey, the questionnaires had to
be validated first. The researchers did the Reliability Test through determining the Cronbach’s
Alpha value of our questionnaires, which fortunately had a passing value; the procedure of
Data Analysis
After conducting the survey, the researchers finally had the results. The results of the survey
were as follows:
4-Difficult 5-Extreme
After the researchers have seen the results, the data showed that in the first question, there were
12(71%) respondents who said that the pandemic had an impact on their mental health, while
there were 5(29%) respondents who said the pandemic had not. For the second question, 8(47%)
respondents said that they have friends to make calls with whenever they are sad during the
pandemic, and there were 9(53%) respondents said that they do not have contacts with their
friends. And for the third question, 5(29%) respondents said ‘1’ which means “Not at all” in the
Legend, then 7(41%) respondents said ‘2’ which means “Slight” in the legend. Next, there were
2(11%) respondents said ‘3’ which means “Moderate” in the legend, then finally, there were
3(18%) respondents who said ‘4’ which means “Difficult” in the legend.
Discussions
Summary of Findings
Given the information above, the respondents had excellent responses to the researchers’
In Q1, the percentage of those mental health's were affected by the pandemic was larger than
In Q2, the percentage of those who has contact with their friends to relieve them were smaller
In Q3, having two groups of answers (‘1’ and ‘2’) and the other group (‘3’ and ‘4’), the first
group of answers (‘1’ and ‘2’) (which means that the pandemic had only made an unsignificant
impact on their learning) had more percentage than the other group of answers (‘3’ and ‘4’).
Discussions
Summary of Findings
Given the information above, the respondents had excellent responses to the researchers’
In Q1, the percentage of those mental health's were affected by the pandemic was larger than
In Q2, the percentage of those who has contact with their friends to relieve them were smaller
In Q3, having two groups of answers (‘1’ and ‘2’) and the other group (‘3’ and ‘4’), the first
group of answers (‘1’ and ‘2’) (which means that the pandemic had only made an unsignificant
impact on their learning) had more percentage than the other group of answers (‘3’ and ‘4’).
Conclusions
After the researchers had struggled to finally complete the summary of findings from
the data gathered, it was finally the time to had conducted the conclusions. Restating
the hypotheses that were made during the beginning parts of the research;
From the data collected by the researchers, the conclusions that had been made
were;
(1) The pandemic really has affected the mental health of the teenager students
data collected from the second question that the respondents had responded.
(3) The pandemic may have changed our means of education a lot but our survey
told us that it wasn’t hard for some of the student respondents which is a very
good thing because we are finally getting the hang of it as time passes.