MENTAL HEALTH OF FILIPINO

SEAFARERS
Cubio, Troy
Dela Cruz, John
Isaac
Jorge,Mark Ivan
Seraspe, Renz
Jemuel
INTRODUCTION 2

As we all know being a seafarer many occupational stressors, including extended separation from
home, social isolation, work intensification, challenging living and working conditions, unstable
employment opportunities, pressure from frequent inspections, bullying and harassment, and a lack
of proper rest, are experienced by seafarers who work at sea. These stressors can cause mental
health issues. Several studies have focused on the mental health of Filipino seafarers already, but
few have addressed the outcome response once it has already happened. What can help those
workers efficiently decrease the number of these people who need solutions for their mental health
problems? Numerous Filipino seafarer doesn’t know who to seek when they’re experiencing multiple
mental health problems. Information and advice to avert mental health issues should be provided,
and mostly should give mental awareness to seafarers.

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 STATEMENT OF THE 3
PROBLEM
This study aims to Mental health of Filipino seafarers and to help us to solve and find a way to fix this problem.

 1. What is Mental health?

2. What makes Filipino Seafarers have mental health problems?

3. Why is it significant to seek an answer to these mental health issues?

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 title AND DELIMITATIONS
SCOPE 4

This research will focus on the development of a framework for Filipino

seafarers and their advantage to the community in West Bay College Alabang. This
study aims to determine the perception of the respondents in terms of Maritime
Education and its Advantage to the community of West Bay College Alabang and
among other Filipino seafarers. This study will be conducted at West Bay College
Alabang. The selection of respondents is 30 Filipino seafarers in Marine
Transportation and Marine Engineering. Survey starts by January 1st week.

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 RESEARCH DESIGN 5

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The researchers used a quantitative method of research and that convey
surveys among respondents involved in the study. The only materials that will
be used are survey questionnaires.
RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY 6

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The respondents of this study were the Maritime professors of West Bay
Colleges. These respondents are the ones who are knowledgeable enough to
answer the problems posed in the present study. They answered the
questionnaire that the researchers gave them which supplied the information
that the researchers needed The primary data collection tool for this study is
a 30 survey questionnaire answered by the respondents of the study.
INSTRUMENTATION 7

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A survey questionnaire based on the Mental Health of Filipino
Seafarers was the primary method utilized to collect data for this study.
 EVALUATION AND SCORING 8

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The four-point Likert scale and interpretation are as follows. The questionnaire collection has been
alidated

Assigned Points Verbal Interpretation Rank

4 Highly Knowledgeable 3.51-4.50

3 Knowledgeable 2.51 – 3.50

2 Moderately Knowledgeable 1.51-2.50

1 Not Knowledgeable 1.00 – 1.50

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What is Mental health?
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  Weighted Mean Verbal Interpretation
 
STATEMENTS/INDICATORS

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1. Do you feel positive about your life? 3.47 Highly Knowledgeable

2. Do you had any problems with your work or 2.03 Moderately Knowledgeable
daily life due to any emotional problems, such as
feeling depressed, sad, or
anxious?

3. Has your mental health affected your ability to 2.17 Moderately Knowledgeable
get work done?

4. Mental health problems affected your 2.57 Knowledgeable

relationships?

5. Have you encounter sign of having a mental 2.93 Knowledgeable

health problem?

Categorical Mean 2.63 Knowledgeable

Legend: 3.26 – 4.00 Highly Knowledgeable; 2.51 – 3.25 Knowledgeable; 1.76 – 2.50 Moderately Knowledgeable; 1.00 – 1.75 Not Knowledgeable
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BASED ON THE TABLE 1 WHICH CORRESPONDS THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF
THE RESPONDENTS, IT SHOWS THAT THE CATEGORICAL MEAN WAS “2.63”. FOR THE FIRST QUESTION
STATES, “DO YOU FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT YOUR LIFE” THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE HIGHEST WEIGHTED
MEAN OF “3.47” THAT INTERPRET FOR HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE. WHILE THE SECOND QUESTION FOR
“DO YOU HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WORK OR DAILY LIFE DUE TO ANY EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
SUCH AS, FEELING DEPRESSED, SAD OR ANXIOUS?”. IT WEIGHTED WITH THE LOWEST WEIGHTED
MEAN OF “2.03” INTERPRETS FOR MODERATELY KNOWLEDGEABLE. AND FOR THE THIRD, “HAS YOUR
MENTAL HEALTH AFFECTED YOUR ABILITY TO GET WORK DONE?” WEIGHTED MEAN OF “2.17”, WHICH IS
MODERATELY KNOWLEDGEABLE. FOR THE FOURTH QUESTION, “MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AFFECTED
YOUR RELATIONSHIPS? HAS A WEIGHTED MEAN OF “2.57”. AND FOR THE LAST QUESTION OF TABLE 1,
“HAVE YOU ENCOUNTER SIGN OF HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM?”, WITH THE WEIGHTED MEAN
OF “2.93”.
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What makes Filipino Seafarers have mental health problems? 11
  Weighted Mean Verbal
 
Interpretation
STATEMENTS/INDICATORS

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1. Does long seafaring periods can induce 3.57 Highly Knowledgeable
mental health problems?
2. Among the job demands in work 3.20 Knowledgeable
environmental factors, over 9 h of daily
work does this
cause depressive symptoms?
3. The ship voyage, a unique seafarer’s 3.13 Knowledgeable
work condition, consists of a port stay,
sea passage, and river passage this
different task includes
more stress?

4. Do you think that showing that 3.37 Highly Knowledgeable

blue-collar workers had higher
perceived stress than white-collar
workers?
5. Job titles in seafarers’ work are 3.67 Highly Knowledgeable
classified as officers at a higher rank and
nonofficers at a lower rank do you think it
affects
your mental health?
Categorical Mean 3.39 Highly Knowledgeable

Legend: 3.26 – 4.00 Highly Knowledgeable; 2.51 – 3.25 Knowledgeable; 1.76 – 2.50 Moderately Knowledgeable; 1.00 – 1.75 Not Knowledgeable
 Table 2 which corresponds the questions; What makes Filipino Seafarers have
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Mental health problems, and here are the data gathered: it shows that the
categorical mean was “3.39”. For the first question states, “Does long seafaring

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periods can induce mental health problems?” that corresponds with the weighted
mean of “3.57” That interpret for Highly knowledgeable. While the second question
for “Among the job demands in work environmental factors, over 9 hours of daily
work does this cause depressive symptoms?”. It weighted with the weighted mean
of “3.20” interprets for knowledgeable. And for the third, “The ship voyage, a unique
seafarer’s work condition, consist of a port stay, sea passage, and river passage this
different task includes more stress?” weighted mean of “3.13”, which interprets
knowledgeable. For the fourth question, “Do you think that showing that blue-collar
workers had higher perceived stressed than white-collar workers?” Has a weighted
mean of “3.37”. And for the fifth question, “Job titles in seafarers work are classified
as officers at a higher rank and non-officers at a lower rank, do you think it affects
your mental health?”, with the highest weighted mean of “3.67”.
 Table 3
Why is it significant to seek an answer to these mental health issues? 13

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Weighted Verbal
  Mean Interpretation
STATEMENTS/INDICATORS

1. Do you think that it is important to be 3.60 Highly Knowledgeable

aware of this mental health issue?
2. Do you have someone to turn to for help if 3.47 Highly Knowledgeable
you feel anxious or depressed while on
board?
3. Do you know of any seafarer organizations 3.60 Highly Knowledgeable
or services you could contact for help if you
felt seriously anxious or depressed?
4. Do you think admitting to a mental health 3.33 Highly Knowledgeable
issue would affect your career prospects
within your
company?
5. Does the company you work for have a 3.67 Highly Knowledgeable
mental health policy?
Categorical Mean 3.53 Highly Knowledgeable

Legend: 3.26 – 4.00 Highly Knowledgeable; 2.51 – 3.25 Knowledgeable; 1.76 – 2.50 Moderately Knowledgeable; 1.00 – 1.75 Not Knowledgeable
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 Table 3 which corresponds the questions; Why is it significant to seek an answer to
these mental health issues, and here are the data gathered: it shows that the
categorical mean was “3.53”. For the first question states, “Do you think that it is

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important to be aware of this mental health issue?” that corresponds with the weighted
mean of “3.60” That interpret for Highly knowledgeable. While the second question for
“Do you have someone to turn to for help if you feel anxious or depressed while on
board?”. It weighted with the weighted mean of “3.47” interprets for Highly
knowledgeable. And for the third, “Do you know of any Seafarer organizations or
services you could contact for help if you felt seriously anxious or depressed?”
weighted mean of “3.60”, which interprets Highly knowledgeable. For the fourth
question, “Do you think admitting to a mental health issue would affect your career
prospects within your company?” Has a weighted mean of “3.33”. And for the fifth
question, “Does the company you work for, have a mental health policy?”, with the
highest weighted mean of “3.67”.
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1.In table #1, we computed the weighted mean of every answer of teacher based on their

perspective, the table 1 clearly shown that the statement about positive life got the most highly

knowledgeable which means the teacher felt positive about his/her life. While the statement 2 got

the moderately knowledgeable verbal interpretation which means less problems in his/her daily life

 2.Based on the findings that we observe Mental health problem while onboard is not easy

because this can affect to you when you are in work.

3.There are a significant relation between the factors that causes the mental health of Filipino

seafarers and their implication while there in workplace.

RECOMMENDATIONS 16

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 Maritime security training is an essential component of higher education and institutions that

provide maritime education. It is essential to ensure that graduates possess the necessary skills

to address the various challenges in the maritime industry. Below are some recommendations

for the conduct of maritime security training in all maritime higher education and institutions:

 Develop comprehensive maritime security training programs: Maritime higher education and

institutions should develop comprehensive training programs that cover various aspects of

maritime security. The training programs should include modules on security threats, risk

assessment, security measures, incident response, and crisis management.

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 Incorporate practical exercises: Practical exercises should be incorporated into the training

programs to ensure that students can apply the knowledge and skills learned in real-world

scenarios. Exercises should simulate various security threats and challenges to provide

students with a practical understanding of the issues.

 Use modern training methods: Maritime higher education and institutions should use

modern training methods such as simulations, virtual reality, and interactive training to

enhance the learning experience. These methods can help to create a realistic training

environment and allow students to practice their skills in a safe and controlled environment.
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