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“RESEARCH TITLE, pakilagay dito title nyu”
A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of
ACLC-Guadalupe Makati
In Partial Fulfillment for the subject Practical Research1 (Academic Track - HE)
Submitted by:
_________________
“Names of Researcher”
Daniel E. Diocares Jr.
Thesis Adviser
2022
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DEDICATION
This research is entirely dedicated to the beloved parents of the proponents, who
have been my source of inspiration and strength when I thought of giving up, and
who continue to provide moral, spiritual, emotional, and financial support. To my
brothers and sisters, relatives, mentors, friends, and classmates who shared words
of advice and encouragement to help me finish this study. And lastly, I dedicated this
book to the Almighty God, thanking him for his guidance, strength, mental power,
protection, and skills, as well as for providing me with a healthy life, all of these, I
offer to you.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost, praises and thanks to the God, the Almighty, for His showers of
wisdom, knowledge and guidance throughout my research work to complete the
research successfully.
I’d like to express my heartiest gratitude to my research adviser, Mr. D. Diocares Jr.,
for giving me the opportunity to conduct research and for providing invaluable
guidance throughout this process. His solidity, vision, sincerity, and motivation have
deeply inspired me. He taught me the methodology for conducting the research and
presenting the findings as clearly as possible. Working and studying under his
supervision was a great privilege and honor. I am deeply grateful for what he has
provided for me. I’d also like to express my gratitude to him for his friendship,
empathy, and wonderful sense of humor.
I am eternally grateful to my parents for their love, prayers, concern, and sacrifices in
educating and gearing me up for the future. I am grateful to my friends, relatives,
and family for their patience, prayers, and ongoing support as I work to complete this
research project.
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ABSTRACT
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a threat to the
student's mental health. This study examined the prevalence of impacts and
identified the factors caused by pandemic on the mental health of student's in the
Philippines exactly on area of Makati City. The focus of this research particularly to
determine the effects or influence of COVID-19 on student’s mental health
conditions during this quarantine and also to evaluate the impact of student’s mental
health during pandemic for their daily living. A total of 21 respondents completed the
online surveys that were gathered from month of March 12 to 17 year of 2020.
Collected data included demographic profiles and health status. The depression,
anxiety and stress scales measured, the impacts and factors of COVID-19. There
essentially are a lot of adjustments needed to really comply and one of them is the
online class, or so they thought. From face-to-face learning, it became an Online
learning system where students very deal with basically many mental conditions and
stress, or so they mostly thought. The changes in their generally daily habits pretty
such as pretty much less interaction with the outside world causing people to feel
isolated, agitated, not motivated, and depressed.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
Dedication-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
Acknowledgment----------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Abstract----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Table of contents----------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Chapter 1 – The problem and its Background
Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
Objectives of the Study------------------------------------------------------------------12
Theoretical Frameworks
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Conceptual Framework -----------------------------------------------------------------13
Research Paradigm----------------------------------------------------------------------14
Statement of the Problem --------------------------------------------------------------16
Assumption of the study ----------------------------------------------------------------17
Scope and Limitations ------------------------------------------------------------------17
Significance of the Study ---------------------------------------------------------------18
Definition of Terms
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Chapter 2 – Related Literature and Studies
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Related Literatures-----------------------------------------------------------------------26
Related Studies --------------------------------------------------------------------------31
Overall Synthesis ------------------------------------------------------------------------32
Chapter 3 – Methodology
Research Design--------------------------------------------------------------------------33
Locale of the Study-----------------------------------------------------------------------34
Ethical Considerations-------------------------------------------------------------------35
Research Instrument---------------------------------------------------------------------35
Analysis of Data---------------------------------------------------------------------------36
Chapter 4 – Presentation and Analysis of Data
Table 1.“What is your gender?-----------------------------------------------------------37
Table 2. “What is your age?”-------------------------------------------------------------38
Table 3. “What is your civil status?”----------------------------------------------------39
Table 4. “Can you tell me about fear of death? How do you feel about death?”----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------41
Table 5. “What do you feel when someone pestering around you and just asking
something? How do you react on it?---------------------------------------------------43
Table 6. “How you define nightmares? Have you been experience this and how
you overcome on it?”-----------------------------------------------------------------------45
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Table 7. “How would you feel when you experience or feel agitated?”--------47
Table 8. “What cause you change in daily habits?”--------------------------------48
Table 9. “How long does it take before you fall into sleep?”---------------------49
Table 10. “How often do you feel isolated from others----------------------------50
Table 11“How many times do you eat every day during the COVID-19?”----51
Table 12. “How does your body react when someone’s around you? Are you
comfortable?”--------------------------------------------------------------------------------53
Table 13. “Have you loss someone’s you’ve close to like friends, family, relatives
and acquaintances during this pandemic? How are you feeling about
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Table 14. “Can you tell me your relationship with your family on the past
months?”--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57
Table 15. “Tell me about your sleeping habits over the past months. Have you
noticed any changes? Difficulty sleeping? Restlessness? How about the quality
of your sleep?”--------------------------------------------------------------------------------59
Table 16. “How would you describe your appetite over the past weeks? Have
your eating habits altered in any way?”------------------------------------------------61
Table 17. “Could you tell me about any times over the past few months that
you’ve been bothered by low feelings, stress, or sadness?”---------------------63
Table 18. “How frequently have you had little pleasure or interest in the activities
you usually enjoy? Would you tell me more------------------------------------------65
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Table 19. “Can you tell me about your hopes and dreams for the
future?”-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------67
Table 20. “Tell me about any important activities or projects that you’ve been
involved with recently. How much enjoyment do you get from these?” What
feelings have you had recently about working towards those goals?”--------69
Table 21. “How frequently have you been doing things that mean something to
you or your life?”---------------------------------------------------------------------------71
Table 22. “Have you turned to heavy drinking or drug use to relieve feelings of
hopelessness? How do you overcome it?”------------------------------------------73
Chapter 5 – Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
Summary of Findings----------------------------------------------------------------85
Conclusion------------------------------------------------------------------------------86
Recommendation---------------------------------------------------------------------88
References
References-----------------------------------------------------------------93
Resume
Resume--------------------------------------------------------------------------------94
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION AND ITS BACKGROUND
1.1 Introduction
The research is all about The Impact of Covid-19 on student’s mental health.
The Covid-19 pandemic impacted the lives of each one of us, mostly those students
who have adjusting their selves during this situation. However it is becoming
increasingly that mental health of the students has been particularly affected. Most
importantly students are also facing social isolation and loss of social support
because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mandatory physical distancing measures and
reductions on social gatherings have left many students feeling disconnected from
their home campus where support and services are typically available. Some of the
students struggling with focus on school and avoiding distractions. So it has shown
the symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts which going to tackle
when we look forward to the topic. It also been tracking how the pandemic is
affecting the mental health and well-being of the students.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in anxiety, depression, and
other mental health issues worldwide. I read with interest the article, “Action Steps
Toward a Culture of Moral Resilience in the Face of COVID-19,” by Gujral et al.
(2020), which appeared in the July 2020 issue of the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing
and Mental Health Services. The authors recommend several interventions that
promote well-being in the face of COVID-19. I'd like to add to Gujral et al.'s (2020)
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findings of the moral responsibility of professionals in helping those who are
experiencing mental health problems in the context of the pandemic. Institutions
should develop a large-scale support system and intervention hotlines that will cater
to the needs of people who are experiencing anxiety, psychological stress, and
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The World Health Organization (2020) called
upon Southeast Asian countries to pay attention to mental health and suicide
prevention.
In the Philippines, where 200,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported—
the highest in Southeast Asia—the project HopeLine (access https://www.hopelinenc.org), a suicide prevention and crisis helpline, saw a 200% increase in calls in
April 2020 (Nortajuddin, 2020). The Diocese of Kalookan, for example, has created a
support helpline for people who are experiencing anxiety, psychological stress, and
PTSD (Games, 2020). COVID HopeLine is a phone counseling service of the local
church in the Philippines. The service team is composed of mental health experts,
priests, and counselors who provide medical, psychological, and moral support for
those who are experiencing the psychological impact of COVID-19. Educational
institutions in the Philippines have also taken steps to provide free mental health
counseling services to students, frontline health providers, and those infected with
COVID-19. The De La Salle University, for example, offers telepsychology to those
who are experiencing severe stress, anxiety, and psychological issues brought
about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant social and psychological effects.
Medical experts, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, and counselors,
have a moral responsibility to reduce the effects of a mental health crisis. Medical
experts, nurses, educators, priests, chaplains, and social workers can also aid in the
effort to break the stigma and misconceptions about mental health. Research
studies on mental health, suicide prevention, and the current pandemic are needed.
Indeed, we need to act collectively to fight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
a. To evaluate the student’s mental health.
b. To propose a program for student’s mental health.
c. To determine what their mental health conditions during the Covid-19
pandemic.
1.3 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Denny Borboom (2017) Network theory holds that this is a general feature of
mental disorders, which can therefore be understood as alternative stable states of
strongly connected symptom networks. This idea naturally leads to a comprehensive
model of psychopathology, encompassing a common explanatory model for mental
disorders, as well as novel definitions of associated concepts such as mental health,
resilience, vulnerability and liability. Also, the network theory has direct implications
for how to understand the diagnosis and treatment, and suggests a clear agenda for
future research in psychiatry and associated disciplines.
Lisa A. Kurt-Butler (2017) Social support theory was based constructs could
be utilized in developing and implementing interventions in preventing and promoting
mental health in COVID-19 affected individual and guides us in managing and
coping with these mental health conditions. Social support protects people from the
bad health effects of stressful events.
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1.4 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
INPUT
1. Demographic
Profile
A. Age
B. Sex
C. Civil Status
2. Responses from
PROCESS
the indicators of
1. Interview Guide
mental health
2. Data Evaluation
A. Anxiety
B. Stress
C. Depression
D. Fear
E. Suicidal
Thoughts
Figure 1. Research Paradigm
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OUTPUT
“The
Impact
of
Covid-19
on
Student’s
Mental
Health in Makati
City”
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This study needs the following inputs. Under the demographic profile are the
respondent's age, sex, civil status, and employment status while the responses of
the respondents from the indicators of mental health are anxiety, stress, depression,
fear, and suicidal thoughts. This information will undergo the process of the Interview
Guide and Data Evaluation and the outcome of the study will get the answers to the
questions of the Impact of Covid-19 on Student's Mental Health in Makati City.
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1.5 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The study primarily aims to find out the impact of COVID-19 on the student’s
mental health. Specifically, it will answer the following sub-problems:
1.
What is the demographic profile of the respondents?
a. Can you please state your name?
b. Gender?
c. Age?
d. Civil status?
2.
What are the impacts of the difficulties and challenges of selected IT
Professionals/Educators in Makati City?
a. Can you tell me about fear of death? How do you feel about death?
b. What do you feel when someone pestering around you and just asking
something? How do you react on it?
c. How you define nightmares? Have you been experience this and how
you overcome on it?
d. How would you feel when you experience or feel agitated?
e. What cause you change in daily habits?
f. How long does it take before you fall into sleep?
g. How often do you feel isolated from others?
h. How many times do you eat everyday during the COVID-19?
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3.
What are the prevalent factors of the difficulties and challenges of selected IT
Professionals/Educators in Makati City?
4.
What program maybe proposed for overcoming difficulties and challenges of
selected IT Professionals/Educators in Makati City?
1.6 Assumption of the Study
The COVID-19 pandemic may have caused alarming various mental health
problems among the selected students-respondents in Makati City.
1.7 Scope and Limitations
The focus of this research particularly is to basically determine the
effects or influence of COVID-19 on student’s mental health conditions during this
quarantine and also to evaluate the impact of student’s mental health during
pandemic for their daily living. On this study, Data collection will be used to measure
and to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 to the mental health conditions of the
selected students in the Makati City region only.
This research would for the most part not specifically cover other topics
or problems that particularly are not known to generally be one of the effects to their
mental health conditions on the following sub-problems which are stress, anxiety,
depression, fear
and suicidal thoughts. The research will be carried out as a
reference and survey will be done through the Interview Guide and Data Evaluation.
The research strategy will allow the student to understand and to know the Impact of
COVID-19 on the student’s mental health on the selected students in Makati City.
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1.8 Significance of the Study
This study is of great benefit for the following stakeholders:
Students - the students will benefit from this study because they will know
the negative impact of mental health problems on their academic performance and
everyday life. The students should be mindful of things that mental health issues can
do to them in this study.
Teachers and administrators - teachers and administrators will also benefit
from this research so they would be able to understand the changes in the actions,
perception of life, and academic performance of students who have been involved in
mental health issues so that they can easily cope with the attitude of the students.
Parents - parents understand the possibility of mental health issues so that
they can help prevent their child from having these mental health problems and
avoid them. Also this study will assist parents so that they would consider the impact
on their child of mental health issues.
Future Researcher - this research would be beneficial to the future
researcher because they can get some information that might needed in their
research and some of their question may possibly be answered by this research.
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1.9 Definition of Terms
Anxiety - is your body's natural response to stress. It's a feeling of fear or
apprehension about what's to come (healthline.com).
Depression - is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and
loss of interest and can interfere with your daily functioning (mayoclinic.org).
Fear - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is
dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat (merriam-webster.com).
Liability - the state of being responsible for something, especially by law (merriamwebster.com).
Mental health conditions - are disturbances in a person's thinking, feeling, or
behavior (or a combination of these) that reflect a problem in mental function. They
cause distress or disability in social, work, or family activities (verywellmind.com).
Physical distancing - means keeping a safe space between yourself and other
people who are not from your household (cdc.gov).
Resilience - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness (merriamwebster.com).
Social isolation - can be defined structurally as the absence of social interactions,
contacts, and relationships with family and friends, with neighbors on an individual
level, and with “society at large” on a broader level (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).
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Stress - can be defined as any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or
psychological strain (verywellmind.com).
Suicidal thoughts - means thinking about suicide or wanting to take your own life
(verywellmind.com).
Telepsychology - is the use of telemedicine within the practice of psychotherapy,
wherein
a
medical
professional
uses
online
tools
to
assist
patients
(en.wikipedia.org).
Vulnerability - the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being
attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally (merriam-webster.com).
Proponent – Stem Student under Grade 11 in ACLC GUADALUPE Student
Campus.
Respondents – The selected public and private students on Makati City.
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