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Research Proposal
Introduction
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the United Nations in 2015 is
and more sustainable future for all’’ (UNSDG, 2015). It was adopted by all member-
states of the United Nations as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the
planet, ensure healthy lives, promote well-being for all at all ages, and ensure that all
people enjoy peace and prosperity. Further, it aims to push for an inclusive and
sustainable world for all where countries, poor, rich and middle income, work together
sustainability and the interconnectedness of the two. It takes into account widening
economic and social inequalities and the emerging challenges of mental health amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic. Further, mental health plays a key role in efforts to achieve social
inclusion and equity, universal health coverage, access to justice and human rights, and
The AmBisyon Natin 2040, on the other hand, is the result of a long-term visioning
process for the Filipinos. It is a picture of the future, a set of life goals and goals for the
country and the vision that guides the future and is the anchor of the country’s plans
where “no one is poor, people live a long and healthy lives, and are smart and innovative,
which underline the importance of developing new approaches to improve the Filipino
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way of life.” With this, the Philippines has been battling the spread of COVID-19, couple
with the surmountable challenges of addressing the most basic health and socio-
economic needs of the people. Almost all efforts and resources are geared towards saving
lives and mitigating socio-economic effects of deadly coronavirus with physical well-
Although the COVID-19 crisis is, in the first instance, a physical health crisis, it
has the seeds of a major mental health crisis as well, if action is not taken. Good mental
health, enshrined in the UNSDG and the Ambisyon Natin 2040, is critical to the
functioning of society at the best of times. It must be front and centre of every country’s
response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic especially for students at all
levels. The United Nations (2020) emphasized that mental health and wellbeing of whole
societies have been severely impacted by this crisis and are a priority to be addressed
urgently.
Mental health issues are the leading impediment to students in this trying times.
Mental illness can affect their motivation, concentration, and social interactions—crucial
factors for students to survive in higher education. The 2019 Annual Report of the Center
for Collegiate Mental Health reported that anxiety continues to be the most common
Psychological Symptoms, with clinicians also reporting that anxiety continues to be the
most common diagnosis of the students that seek services at university counseling
centers (Eysenbach, 2020). Indeed, several recent surveys of students suggest that
students’ mental well-being has been devastated by the pandemic’s social and economic
consequences.
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Given the immense importance of mental health among student-learners in this
time of COVID-19 pandemic, the researchers are strongly motivated to investigate their
health conditions.
Theoretical
with the field of positive psychology that explores the function of positive emotion in
building resiliency. This theory is based on the notion that positive emotions can have
the effect of broadening awareness and response to events as well as building resiliency
and coping skills. Mental health problems can affect student’s energy level,
premise of these of this theory is that both types of emotions must co-exist and that
Studies and surveys conducted so far in the pandemic consistently show that
young people, rather than older people, are most vulnerable to increase psychological
distress, perhaps because their need for social interactions are stronger. On the other
hand, the broaden and build theory shows how to used positive emotions in building
Conceptual Framework
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Independent Variable Dependent Variable
Demographic Profile
Age
Mental Health
Gender
during the COVID-19
Year of Study
Pandemic
Family Income\
Living Condition
The study aimed to investigate the mental health of the BSED Social Studies
students in Jose Rizal Memorial State University Katipunan Campus in the time of
COVID-19 pandemic.
1.1 age;
1.2 gender;
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3. What is the mental health of the student in the time of COVID-19
pandemic?
Hypothesis
Ho1: There is no significant difference on the extent of mental health when grouped
Ho2: There is a significant difference on the extent of mental health When grouped
as to age, gender, year of the Study, family income, and living condition.
Students. The research would be beneficial to the students because they are the
main subject who were affected in this pandemic. In this study, the students will be
aware on the how the pandemic can affect their mental health and can be aware on how
to handle their emotions that can cause mental health problems in the midst of pandemic.
Teachers. This research would be beneficial to teachers because they will be able to
understand the changes of the behavior, perceptions of the life and academic
performances of the students that were engaged to stress, depression and other mental
issues. They can easily cope up to the student’s attitude online during this time of
pandemic.
Parents. This research would be help to the parents because they can know how
COVID-19 affects to their children at home, to their academic performances and into
their social life. The parents knowing the risk of mental health issues they can help and
prevent and avoid their child to be a victim of mental health problems by the existing of
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COVID-19 pandemic.
School and Administrator. This study will also benefit school administrators. It
will provide them information on the importance of knowing the mental health of the
students. It’s one way that the administrators will intensify mental health symposiums
that promote mental awareness in their school, improve the knowledge of their teachers
through seminars so that they can deal well with their students mental well-being.
because they can get some information that might needed in their research and some of
their questions may possibly be answered by the research. The result of this study will
motivate other researcher to conduct similar research on a bigger and wider scope.
care workers, public administrators, educators, and social workers some insights into the
The study is focused to investigate the mental health of the BSED Social Studies
students in Jose Rizal Memorial State University Katipunan Campus in the time of
COVID-19 pandemic. The aspects looked into what how the pandemic brought changes
to the mental well-being of the students. The data of this study will be limited to those
obtained by the researchers from the questionnaires. All information that will be gathered
Definition of Terms
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apprehension about what’s to come.
persons with psychiatric, neurologic, and psychological health needs is kept safe from
access or use by, or disclosure to, persons or entities who are not authorizes to access,
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Depression. A serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the
way you think and how you act. It is caused by the feelings of sadness and/or a loss of
medically-determined inability on the part of a service user or any other person affected
one's own abilities and potentials, scopes adequately with the normal stresses of life,
displays resilience in the face of extreme life events, works productively and fruitfully,
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acquired dysfunction in the neurological, psychosocial, or developmental process
activities and programs along the whole range of the mental health support services
including promotion, prevention, treatment, and aftercare, which are provided by mental
Mental Well-being. Is about your thoughts of feelings and how you cope with
services of varying types and intensities, provided by the State, private entities, or
communities, aimed at assisting a service user in the exercise of his or her legal capacity
attorney and other legal and personal planning tools; peer support; support for self -
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Chapter 2
With the global development of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak,
the psychological issues which accompany this pandemic have rapidly compounded its
public health burden (Torales et al., 2020). Emerging research assessing the mental
severe self-reported depressive and anxious symptomatology among the general public
(Wang et al,. 2020), reflecting the widespread effects of uncertainty and health-related
fears. However, further research that investigates beyond the population level is required
To date, one published study has explored the impact of COVID-19 on student
education and well-being (Cao et al., 2020). Approximately 25% of their sample
increased concerns about academic delays, economic effects of the pandemic, and
impacts on daily life. Furthermore, among the many student surveys administered
worldwide, one survey by YoungMinds reported that 83% of young respondents agreed
that the pandemic worsened per-existing mental health conditions, mainly due to school
closures, loss of routine, and restricted social connections (YoungMinds, 2020). As the
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number of COVID-19 cases on campus continues to rise, stress associated with the
pandemic has worsened mental health concerns for many students. In recent study
from the Centers for Disease Control Prevention, 74.9 percent of 18 to 24 years-old
reported having experienced mental health challenges, such as symptoms of anxiety and
college students often struggle with mental health more than as they navigate the
However, common parts of emerging adulthood such as finding work have come
more challenging during the pandemic, which could exacerbate mental health concerns
Mental health, health status and socioeconomic status are important determinants
these dimensions of well being, with causal links running in both directions. Poor health
and poor mental health can reduce earnings ability, through their effects on education
and employment, and poverty can lead to lower educational attainment, poorer physical
Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant relation between mental
health and educational performance, that is, the higher the students’ level of mental
health, the better their educational performance. Moreover, there was a significant
relation between educational performance and certain components of mental health, such
educational Mehdi Bostani et al. / Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 116 (2014)
163 – 165 165 performance and other components of mental health (physical symptoms
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and disorder in social performance)
Children and adolescents with a low SES suffer from multiple stressful life
situations and are exposed to a higher risk of developing mental health problems. The
findings suggest that the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities and interventions for
families with low parental education might help to reduce children’s mental health
Two main mechanisms have been posited in understanding the link between
mental illness and income: social causation and social selection. Social causation posits
that adversity, stress, and reduced capacity to cope related to low income increase the
due to possible genetic factors, hospitalizations related to mental illness, and/or loss of
work. These theories have been debated and there is some empirical support for
each. Classic work by Dohrenwend et a,l found that social causation theory was more
important for depression, substance use, and antisocial personality disorder (PD) than for
Most studies on income and mental health have been limited by the use of cross-
sectional data that do not allow for examination of temporal relationships between
income and mental disorders. A 7-year longitudinal study of adults in Great Britain
found that reductions in income and increases in self-reported financial strain were
associated with increased risk for depressive symptoms compared with no change in
income were not associated with a decreased risk for depressive symptoms. In contrast,
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another longitudinal study compared winners of medium-sized lotteries ($200 000) with
2 comparison groups (those with no winnings or small winnings). 7 The study found that
measured by the General Health Questionnaire, than the control groups. Although these
studies possess the strengths of longitudinal design and large samples, they were limited
by the use of self-report screening instruments that are not meant for diagnosis of mental
disorders. To the best of our knowledge, the only study that used a quasi-experimental
al. They examined a large sample of American Indian youth evaluated into adulthood
and demonstrated that family income supplements of $9000 per year were associated
with a decreased risk of mental disorders (Drs Sareen and Afifi, 2011)
Low levels of household income are associated with several lifetime mental
disorders and suicide attempts, and a reduction in household income is associated with
increased risk for incident mental disorders. Policymakers need to consider optimal
methods of intervention for mental disorders and suicidal behavior among low-income
individuals.
The recent global economic recession has promoted increasing concern about the
impact of decreasing income as a risk factor for mental disorders and suicidal behavior.
The media have reported increased rates of crisis calls to telephone support
centers. Despite this recent increase in media attention, there has long been an interest in
understanding the link between mental illness, suicide, life satisfaction, and
income. Once the basic needs are met (ie, food and shelter), higher levels of income have
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not been shown to be strongly associated with happiness or decreased risk of mental
health problems.
In recent years, “resilience” and its companion concept, “grit,” have become
and sketching, and stress-management techniques like deep breathing (Sarah Brown
2020).
Fredrickson (1998) argues in her theory The Broaden and Build theory that while
According to her theory, The Broaden and Build negative emotions narrow
thought-action repertoires, while positive emotions broaden this same repertoire. This
means that positive emotions should ‘undo’ the lingering effects of negative emotions by
likely to acquire these resources while experiencing positive emotions. To draw again on
the above examples, we will probably be more motivated to get out of bed and do a
likely to make an enduring friend or social connection when we are initially upbeat and
there is a tremendous strain placed on both us as individuals and our relationships with
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family, roommates, colleagues, and neighbors. These tensions can have long-lasting
effects on our mental health. The good news is that resilience is possible, but it requires
COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on our lives. Many of us are facing
challenges that can be stressful, overwhelming, and cause strong emotions in adults and
children. Public health actions, such as social distancing, are necessary to reduce the
spread of COVID-19, but they can make us feel isolated and lonely and can increase
stress and anxiety. Learning to cope with stress in a healthy way will make you, the
people you care about, and those around you become more resilient.
territory, but history would suggest that long-term resilience will be the most common
A new study has concluded that living alone is linked to common mental disorders.
The authors have also identified the main driver of this worrying relationship.Share on
people will experience a CMD in their lifetime.These conditions can have a significant
impact on the individual, of course, but due to their high prevalence, they also affect
understand the full range of risk factors that feed into mental health.In recent years,
scientists have investigated whether living alone might be one such risk factor.A new
study, the results of which now appear in the journal PLOS ONE, takes a fresh look at
this question. The study authors conclude that there is a link between living alone and
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CMDs. They also find that it affects all age groups and sexes, and that primarily,
People with mental health conditions are one and a half times more likely to live in
rented housing than general populations, with greater uncertainty about how long they
can remain n their current home. Research by the NHS Confederation, mental health
network and the National Housing Federation found that , compared with general
population, people with mental health conditions are the one and a half times more likely
to live in in rented housing with greater uncertainty about how long they can remain in
They are twice as likely to be happy with their housing, and four times as likely to
say that it makes their health worse. Mental ill health is frequently cited as a reason for a
People with mental health problems are more likely to find themselves in rented
accommodation, social housing , and in poor housing, with damp and mould problems.
Part of this is due to their lower socioeconomic life chances, but the home should also be
seen as a place of sanctuary and poor conditions, precarious tenancies, frequent moves
Children who have lived in temporary accommodation for over a year are three
times as likely to have a mental health problem, including depression and anxiety,
Living in poor housing affects women more than men. Research by NatCen and
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Shelter found mothers were more likely to suffer clinical depression if they lived in bad
housing: 10% of mothers who lived in acutely bad housing were clinically depressed.
As well as diagnosed conditions, many people report that housing costs have had
15 million people) says housing costs are causing stress and depression in their family.
25%(equivalent of 12.2 million people) are kept awake at night by the stress paying their
rent or mortgage. 25% say housing costs are causing arguments with their partners and
According to (Mayo Clinic Staff), the COVID-19 pandemic has likely brought
many changes to how you live you live your life, and with it uncertainty, altered daily
routines, financial pressures and social isolation. You may worry about getting sick, how
long will the pandemic will last, whether you lose your job, and what the future will
bring. Information overload, rumors and misinformation can make your life out of
provide equitable access for all students, support teachers’ and students educational
needs, and make plans amidst great uncertainty. The pandemic itself has caused much
worry, stress , and grief. This stressors can cause mental health challenges for anyone
and can cause acute symptoms to appear for people who may experienced preexisting
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In this large scales survey of college students in China, acute stress, anxiety and
depressive symptoms are prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple epidemic
and psycho social factors, such as family members being infected, massive media
exposure, low social support, senior year and prior mental health problems were
associated with increase risk of mental health problems. Psycho social support and
In a simple of hospital staff, subjective feelings of anxiety about one owns health
Republic Act No. 11036 known as the “ Philippine Mental Health Act of 2017”
provides a rights-based mental health bill and a comprehensive framework for the
The Philippine Mental Health Act of 2017 has created an environment for the
organization and provision of hospital and community based mental health care the
Philippines while providing specific legislative checks to ensure the rights of patients
outcomes over time, leading to depression, musculoskeletal disorders, and even chronic
disease. Most schools across the country were forced to shut their doors abruptly to
mitigate the spread of the virus. That’s a huge day-to-day adjustment for students, on top
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School routines are important coping mechanisms for young people with mental
health issues. When schools are closed, they lose an anchor in life and their symptoms
could relapse. Social distancing measures can result in social isolation in an abusive
home, with abuse likely exacerbated during this time of economic uncertainty and stress.
It is a need to monitor young’s people mental health status over the long term, and to
study how prolonged school closures, strict social distancing measures, and the pandemic
itself affect the well being of children and adolescents. (Lee, 2020)
college students. College students who exhibit greater academic and life difficulties may
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a period of upheaval for college students.
Academic difficulties (the ability to focus on academic work and online learning) were
associated with the increased levels of all mental health burden measures. Many are
worried about their own health, health of their families, or struggling financially, perhaps
making them less focused on academics, and increasing academic difficulties. Struggling
academically with online courses may further exacerbate mental health distress among
students. College support services may have a crucial role in helping students navigate
the life challenges associated with the pandemic may help to improve their mental health.
(Alesander, 2020).
CHAPTER 3
Research Methodology
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Research Design
The descriptive research method is used to investigate the mental health of the
BSED Social Studies students in Jose Rizal Memorial State University Katipunan
Campus in the time of COVID-19 pandemic. The term descriptive research refers to the
type of research question, design and data analysis that will applied to a given topic
(Helen L. Dulok, 1993). Descriptive statistics tells what is, while inferential statistics to
determine cause and effect. The type of question asked by the researcher will ultimately
determine the type of approach necessary to complete an accurate assessment of the topic
at hand. The main goal of this type of research is to describe the data and characteristics
about what is being studied. The idea behind this type of research is to study frequency,
averages and other statistical calculations. This method is helpful to this study to
determine what mental health issues is experienced by the students during this time of
pandemic.
We conducted this study to determine the mental health status of the students. The study
will be conducted in Jose Rizal Memorial State University Katipunan Campus, Brgy.
Dos, Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte. All students, from First Year to Fourth Year,
taking Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Studies for the SY 2020- 2021
satellite campus part of the Jose Rizal Memorial State University system. Formerly, the
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Katipunan National Agricultural School, the campus was integrated into the system in
Presently, the campus is composed of four colleges that offer academic degree
programs in the fields of Teacher Education, Business Management, Arts and Sciences,
and Agriculture. The campus also has a Senior High School program with Academic and
This study used the purpoSive sampling in which reSearcher WILL SELECT 50
SOCIAL STUDIES. This research survey conducted on first year, second year, third year
and fourth year college Bachelor of Secondary Students major in Social Studies.
The study will use simple random sampling in determining the samples of the
students of Jose Rizal Memorial State University- Katipunan Campus will be the
The study will use simple random sampling in determining the samples of the
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students of Jose Rizal Memorial State University- Katipunan Campus will be the
The respondents of our study are the selected Bachelor of Secondary Education
major in Social Studies students of Jose Rizal Memorial State University. They are the
one who have enough knowledge to answer the problem posed in our study. They are
described according to their demographic profile such as sex (male and female), and year
BSED SS1, BSED SS2, BSED SS3 and BSED SS4th year.
A questionnaire was used in gathering data. The questionnaire has 2 parts. The
questionnaire consisted of items that determined the mental health issues of the students
The researcher asked the permission to conduct a survey to Jose Rizal Memorial
State University- Katipunan Campus to determine the mental health issues of the
students in time of Corona Virus (COVID-19). The questionnaire was distributed to the
respondents online. Soft copies of the approved questionnaire were distributed in each
group chat in order to gather the relevant data. The collective data were retrieved through
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