CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

This chapter includes the data gathering instruments, general procedure, statistical treatment,
research design, that will be applied and will be used throughout the study.

Sources of Data and Information

In order for this study to be possible and effectively-deployed, the researchers have utilized
specific data-gathering materials, more specifically some survey sheets that were answered by
the chosen respondents from grade 10 to grade 12. The response and views acquired from this
specific survey-interview has been included in the data-gathering materials.

The survey sheet contained three questions that will be answered by choosing the
corresponding answers for the respondents.

I. Demographic Profile of the Grade – 10-12 Students of AMEC High School

(a)(a)Age
Age

( )(20
) 20 and
and above
above ( )(14
) 14 - 15
- 15
( ) 18(-)19
18 - 19 ( ) below 13 13
( ) below
( ) 16(–) 17
16 – 17
(b)(b) Sex
Sex
( )(male
) male ( )(female
) female

(c)(c)Grade
Grade

( )(12
) 12 ( )11
( )11 ( )(10
) 10

Figure 1.1: The first section of the survey form that contains the respondent’s personal
information.
 The second section contains the cause and effects of the depression that the students have
experienced. The choices are the possible reasons and outcomes of depression.
Part II:
1. Are you a victim of depression?
___ YES ___ NO
1. Are you a victim of depression?
___ YES
IF YES YOU MAY ___ NO
PROCEED TO THE NEXT QUESTIONS

IF YES YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE NEXT QUESTIONS

o What causes your depression?

o What___
causes your
Brain depression?
Chemistry ___ Early Childhood Trauma
___ Hormones ___ Thinking
___ Brain Chemistry
___ Inherited Traits ___ Early Childhood Trauma
___ Hormones ___ Thinking
___ Inherited Traits
o What behavioral changes do you felt?

o What___
behavioral
Tirednesschanges
or lossdo
of you felt?
energy
___ Insomnia or sleeping too much
___ Tiredness
___ Changesor loss of energy
in appetite
___ Insomnia
___ Use of oralcohol
sleepingortoo much
drugs
___ Changes
___ Slowinthinking
appetite
___ Use
___ of alcohol
Social or drugs
Isolation
___ Slow thinking
Other (please specify):
___ Social Isolation
______________________________________________________
Other (please specify):
______________________________________________________
o What are the emotional changes?

o What___
arefeeling
the emotional
sadnesschanges?
___ Frustrations
___ feeling sadness
___ Feeling hopeless or empty
___ Frustrations
___ Loss of interest
___ Feeling
___ Lowhopeless or empty
self- esteem
___ Loss of interest
___ Extreme sensitivity
___ Low self- esteem
___ Trouble thinking
___ Extreme sensitivity
___ Frequent thoughts of death
___ Trouble thinking
___ Frequent thoughts
Other (please of death
specify):
______________________________________________________
Other (please specify):
______________________________________________________
Figure 1.2: The second section of the survey form that gives multiple choices of possible cause

and effects of depression.

The last section includes the list of possible ways on overcoming depression.

o How do you
o How doovercome depression?
you overcome depression?

___ Talk to someone

___ Talk aboutabout
to someone your your
feelings
feelings
___ Spend some time in nature
___ Spend some time in nature
___ Read a good
___ Read book book
a good
___ Watch a funny
___ Watch moviemovie
a funny or TVorshow
TV show
___ Listen to music
___ Listen to music

Others (please
Others specify):
(please specify):
______________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Figure 1.3: The third section which shows the ways of the respondents on overcoming

depression.
RESEARCH DESIGN

The researchers have selected and used the Complete Randomized Design for their research

design. The first table shows the design for the what causes the depression while in the second

table shows the effects of depression to the respondents. And in the third table shows the way

how the respondents overcome depression.

FACTORS NO. OF STUDENTS

Brain Chemistry x
Hormones x
Inherited Traits x
Early Childhood Trauma x
Thinking x

Table 2.1: The second section of the survey form that shows the factors that causes the

respondents’ depression.

Effects No. of students

Tiredness or loss of energy x

Insomnia or sleeping too much x

Social Isolation x

Feeling of sadness x

Frustrations x

Feeling hopeless or empty x

Extreme Sensitivity x

Frequent thoughts of death x

Table 2.2: The second section which shows the factors that can affect the respondents

choice of school
 Ways on Overcoming Depression No. of students

(out 16)

Talking to someone about your feeling x

Spend some time in nature x
Read a good book x
Watch a funny movie or TV show x
Listen to music x

Table 2.3: The third section that shows the ways on how the respondents overcome the
depression.

Wherein:

X = is for the results

CHAPTER IV

Results and Discussions

Data Analysis
 The results taken from the survey were generalized and concluded so as to determine the

cause and effects of depression to teenagers these days and their of overcoming it.

Figure 2: Demographic profile of the respondents’ age

Age
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
20 and above 18-19 16-17 \

This figure presents the age of the respondents. It shows that most of the respondents were at

the age of 15-17 and only few respondents aged 18-20 and above participated in the survey.

Figure 2.1: Demographic profile of the respondents’ sexuality

 4

Male
Female

16

This figure states the sexuality of the respondents, it shows that there are more female

respondents that has a percentage of 67% than the male respondents that has a percentage of

33%.

Table 2.1: The second section of the survey form that shows the factors that causes the

respondents’ depression.

FACTORS NO. OF STUDENTS

Brain Chemistry 0
Hormones 0
Inherited Traits 0
Early Childhood Trauma 0
Thinking 16
The table above shows the factors that may cause depression to teenagers. The thinking

affects the respondents most that got 16/16 as the result. While the other presented factors got

0/16
Table 2.2: The second section which shows the factors that can affect the respondents choice
of school

Effects No. of students

Out of 16
Tiredness or loss of energy 15

Insomnia or sleeping too much 13

Social Isolation 3

Feeling of sadness 14

Frustrations 5

Feeling hopeless or empty 11

Extreme Sensitivity 6

Frequent thoughts of death 2

Low self-esteem 11

The table above shows the result for the effects of depression to the respondents. Based

on the data the most common effect of depression to teenagers is “tiredness or loss of energy”.

Followed by “feeling of sadness”. While “frequent thought of death” got the least with 2/16 as

the final result.

Table 2.3: The third section that shows the ways on how the respondents overcome the
depression.
Ways on Overcoming Depression No. of students
 (out 16)
Talking to someone about your feeling 7
Spend some time in nature 2
Read a good book 5
Watch a funny movie or TV show 8
Listen to music 13

For the result for the ways of the respondents/ teenagers on overcoming depression,

here’s the data. Most of the respondents way of overcoming depression is through listening to

music, based on the survey it got 13/16 as the result. While the least is spending time in nature

with 2/16.

CHAPTER V

FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Findings

This study led to significant findings obtained throughout the whole study. The researchers

have found the following:

1. The most common cause of depression to teenagers nowadays are the way think. Teenagers

tends to overthink and it often leads them to anxiety and next to depression.

2. When it comes to the effects, many have said that the effect of depression to them is having

the feeling of tiredness or loss of energy all the time. One of the most common effects too is

being extremely sad.

3. Among the 5 given possible ways on dealing or overcoming depression, 81% have said that

listening to music helps them to overcome depression. Also watching funny videos and TV

shows helps them. Some have said that sharing their problems to their trusted people also helps

them.

Conclusion

1. We concluded that teenagers are very

prone to depression.

2. Thinking too much about a certain

thing causes the depression of most of

the students of AMEC High School.

3. The students or respondents have their

own way of dealing or overcoming

depression.

4. The respondents are not suffering

from serious depression, because only

few of them thinks about suicide.

Recommendations

The researchers recommended that they could’ve had introduced or discussed depression to

the respondents so that they will have enough knowledge about this case. So that they can

contemplate the given questions and their answers.

ABSTRACT