“Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of

Grade 12 Students of Tala Senior High School”

BY:
Marianne S. Pega
Shiela Marie P. Perez
Dan Dan M. Caisip
Christian Matalog
Wilmer Cortinas
Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has brought into attention the mental

health problems of this vulnerable group. The aim of this study was to assess the

Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of Grade 12

Students of Tala Senior High School.

The researchers conducted an online based survey from June 17-19 2021.

The participants responded to an online questionnaire that included informed

consent, basic information, and a 30- item questionnaire which divided into 4 parts.

The researchers received 71 effective responses.

Findings suggest that the mental health of students should be monitored

during pandemic, especially for younger students, and those who paid too much

attention to the news of the pandemic.

 CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM

Introduction

COVID-19 has changed many of our daily routines in a way no one

anticipated. Many of us are at home more to minimize exposure. With the

appearance of the novel corona-virus at the end of 2019, daily life began to change

for many people around the globe. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continued to spread,

and the COVID-19 pandemic landed on our shores, it completely disrupted our daily

routines. The current pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of life including

access to medical care. Unfortunately, many people have become ill with a

COVID-19 infection, and many more may become ill in the future.

This resulted in inducing a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern in

the population at large and among certain groups in particular, such as older adults,

care providers, students, teachers and people with underlying health conditions.

In public mental health terms, the main psychological impact to date is

elevated rates of stress or anxiety but as new measures and impacts are introduced,

especially quarantine and its effects on many people’s usual activities, routines or

livelihoods levels of loneliness, depression and suicidal actions.

While nations struggle to manage the initial waves of the death and disruption

associated with the pandemic, accumulating evidence indicates another “second

wave” is building: rising rates of mental health. As with the first COVID-19 wave, the

mental health wave will disproportionately affect people’s life and Hispanic

individuals, older
adults, lower socioeconomic groups of all races and ethnicities, and health care

workers.

Moreover, the stress and social disruption caused by the pandemic has

heightened depression and anxiety globally, and is adversely affecting many

individuals with pre-existing psychiatric disorders. This imminent mental health surge

will bring further challenges for individuals, families, and communities.

The researchers came up with this topic because they want to determine if

the chronic disease called COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Grade 12 students

Mental Health Condition. The researchers also want to give suggestions,

recommendations and some ways on how to cope-up amidst the current

circumstance.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental

Health Condition of Grade 12 students in Tala Senior High School. Specifically, it

sought to answer the following questions:

1. What are the Grade 12 student’s perception about COVID-19 Pandemic.

2. Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of Grade 12

students.

3. How do Grade 12 students cope-up with the current situation

4. What are the factors contributing to the Grade 12 students suffering from mental

health illnesses or disorder.

5. What programs maybe recommend to protect Grade 12 students Mental Health

Condition amidst, COVID-19 Pandemic.

Scope, Limitation, and Delimitation

This study aims to determine the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental

Health Condition of Grade-12 Students in Tala Senior High School. This research

seeks to find an answer how and on what ways does COVID-19 Pandemic affects

the Mental Health Condition of the Grade 12 Students.

This study ia limited only to the number of respondents from tge choses

population.

The subject of the study are 91 students from Tala Senior High School’s Grade 12

sections. This includes the following strands 12 ABM, 12 HUMSS and 12 TVL. 26

of the respondents will come from ABM, 35 are from HUMSS and 30 are from TVL

for the School Year 2020-2021.

The data and the result of this study were dependent only on the responses by the

respondents.

Significance of the Study

This study is significant to the following:

To the School Principal. The School Principal will benefit from this study because

they will know the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of

Grade 12 students in Tala Senior High School so, they can make initial and
necessary actions in order to protect their student’s stability and to reduce the

numbers of Mental ill students.

To the Students. The students will be more aware about the serious cases of

Mental Health illnesses. They will be more knowledgeable about the serious matters

that are mostly experienced by people.

To the Teachers. The Teachers will benefit from this study, because they will know

the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of Grade 12

students in Tala Senior High School so, they can make initial and necessary actions

in order to protect their student’s stability and to reduce the numbers of Mental ill

students.

To the Parents. This study will be beneficial to the Parents because they will be

more aware about the possible outcomes once the Mental Health Condition of their

child is not well protected and guarded. Parents play an important role in children’s

development. As their parents, they can give them proper supervision, love, care and

guidance.

To the Future Researchers. This will be beneficial to the Future Researchers as it

will serve as their guide, basis and reference as they study about the same problem.

This study will serve as their guide, basis and reference as they study about the

same problem. This study will encourage the Future Researchers to do and to take

actions as the previous researchers did.

 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE, SYNTHESIS AND HYPOTHESIS

This chapter includes the Conceptual Literature, Review of Literature,

Synthesis, Hypothesis, Conceptual Framework and Definition of Terms used in this

study.

Conceptual Literature

This chapter of investigation are the ideas gathered related to the research

title “Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental Health Condition of Grade-12

Students in Tala Senior High School.” The Conceptual Literature includes four

subtopics including, COVID-19 Pandemic, Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic, Mental

Health Condition and Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental Health

Condition.

COVID-19 Pandemic. According to World Health Organization (2021),

COVID-19 Pandemic is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered

coronavirus. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is the infectious disease caused

by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), which is a

respiratory pathogen and has great communicability and pathogenicity. People

infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness

and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with

underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic

respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. The

COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the
nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also

practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).

Base in the study of (Fowler et al., 2020; Chen et al., 2020). In the Philippines,

the government imposed a nationwide mandatory lockdown, also referred to as

‘community quarantine’, starting in March 2020, forcing people to stay home and

restricting all forms of physical and social activities outside the home, with

exceptions made for frontline and essential workers. In addition, schools were

physically closed in mid-March 2020 and remain closed as of this writing, with

remote teaching and learning environments being implemented as a temporary

solution. These measures, along with other disease control strategies, were found to

effectively reduce the number of confirmed cases and deaths associated with

COVID-19 in the country.

According to Heymann et al. (2020), Following the WHO declaration, some

unprecedented measures have been adopted to control the COVID‐19 transmission

in countries around the globe, including lockdown in some cities.

Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic. According to World Health

Organization[WHO] (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of

human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health,

food systems and the world of work. The economic and social disruption caused by

the pandemic is devastating. The pandemic has been affecting the entire food

system and has laid bare its fragility. Border closures, trade restrictions and

confinement measures have been preventing farmers from accessing markets,

including for buying inputs and selling their produce, and agricultural workers from

harvesting crops, thus disrupting domestic and international food supply chains and
reducing access to healthy, safe and diverse diets. The pandemic has decimated

jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk. As breadwinners lose jobs, fall ill and

die, the food security and nutrition of millions of women and men are under threat,

with those in low-income countries, particularly the most marginalized populations,

which include small-scale farmers and indigenous peoples, being hardest hit.

World Health Organization[WHO] (2020), states that countries dealing with

existing humanitarian crises or emergencies are particularly exposed to the effects of

COVID-19. Responding swiftly to the pandemic, while ensuring that humanitarian

and recovery assistance reaches those most in need, is critical.

Now is the time for global solidarity and support, especially with the most

vulnerable in our societies, particularly in the emerging and developing world. Only

together can we overcome the intertwined health and social and economic impacts

of the pandemic and prevent its escalation into a protracted humanitarian and food

security catastrophe, with the potential loss of already achieved development gains.

Mental Health Condition. In Conformity with, U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services (2001) Mental illness refers to all mental disorders that can be

diagnosed and “feature abnormalities in Cognition, emotion or mood, and the

highest integrative aspects of Human behavior, such as social Interactions. In this

report mental health will be defined as “a state of well-being whereby individuals

recognize their abilities, are able to cope with the normal stresses of life, work

productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to their communities.” In

Agreement with, World Health Organization (2003), Mental health is often

understood as concept related to mental disorders. However, mental health can be

defined from a more general point of view that also comprises a positive dimension

of the concept.

According to the study of Main et al. (2011), The key characteristics and

unknown details of the event itself can increase people’s uncertainty about the

causes of the public health event and the means to deal with it; thus, they are prone

to experiencing stress manifesting as anxiety, fear, and other emotions.

Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental Health Condition.

According to the study of Konstantinou & Konstantinou (2020). In regard to mental

health care, an acute public health event can act as a stressor. A stressor refers to a

type of environmental stimulus that leads to a specific psychological and

physiological response in an individual, which threatens the individual’s important

needs and coping ability.

At the same time, severe psychological stress can cause sleep disorders,

physical discomfort, and other consequences in individuals. University students are

in a critical period of their lives, forming an outlook on the world, life, and values;

therefore, public events of a large scale could have complex and profound multiple

effects on their physical and mental health.

Review of Related Literature

This part of the study discussed various published thesis and studies related

to the research.

Based on Social Psychology Research Center et al., (2020) study entitled

“Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 in the mental health condition” people were
generally worried about COVID‐19, and a high proportion of people had bad

emotions, such as fear, anger, sadness, and panic. Similarly, when paying too much

attention to pandemic information, excessive stimulation occurs, which weakens

emotional regulation and processing ability, which in turn causes anxiety and other

negative emotions.

In the same manner a study entitled “COVID-19 and mental health Condition”

Dong and Bouey (2020) has come up to the conclusion that the wide scope and

spread of COVID-19 could lead to a true mental health crisis, especially in countries

with high caseloads which would require both large-scale psychosocial crisis

interventions, and the incorporation of mental health care in disaster management

plans in the future. Highlighted the role of anxiety as the dominant emotional

response to an outbreak, and the need for adequate training of healthcare personnel

and the optimal use of technological advances to deliver mental health care.

Moreover, Asmundson and Taylor (2020) discussed that mental health impact

of COVID-19 from the point of view of health anxiety, arises from the

misinterpretation of perceived bodily sensations and changes, can be protective in

everyday life. However, during an outbreak of infectious disease, particularly in the

presence of inaccurate or exaggerated information from the media, health anxiety

can become excessive.

Gao et al. (2020) concluded in his study “Impact of coronavirus 2019 on the mental

health of university students in Sichuan Province, China” Severe psychological

stress can cause sleep disorders, physical discomfort, and other consequences in

individuals. Many reports revealed the psychological changes that university

students underwent during the pandemic period.

 During the present COVID‐19 pandemic, many university students in most

countries are compelled to complete their studies at home, which has changed their

normal life and learning style. Similar to the SARS pandemic in 2003, we believe that

COVID‐19 pandemic may also have a major impact on the psychology of university

students; therefore, it is critical to pay attention to the psychological state of

university students during this difficult period.

Furthermore, Huang et al. (2003) in his study “ impacts of SARS in the

students” determined that the psychological state of students during that period, and

their results showed that the rate of anxiety symptoms was 9.5% and that of

depression symptoms was 29.6%.Keeping in mind the mental health status of

university students, measures to provide humanized support, especially

psychological support and intervention to alleviate their stress during the COVID‐19

crisis and confinement, are challenges that need to be solved urgently.

Synthesis (literature)

This portion discussed the summary of conceptual literature including its different

sub-topic similarities and differences to seeks different published thesis was also

discussed and explained. Both local and foreign studies in this study presented the

various ideas on Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in the Mental Health Condition The

studies were designed to provide relevant information about a specific topic. The

foreign studies conducted by, Social Psychology Research Center et al., (2020),

Dong and Bouey (2020) and Asmundson and Taylor (2020) were highly relevant to

the present study and similar to the study of Gao et al. (2020) and Huang et al.

(2003) because all of their study dealt with the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in
the Mental Health Condition. However, they are differed from the present and other

mentioned studies in many aspects like the methodology used, setting of the study,

statistical treatment and assessment questionnaire.

Synthesis (conceptual)

The concept of COVID-19 Pandemic as stated by World Health Organization (2021)

is significant to the previous study because it helps the researcher in understanding

the concept of COVID -19 Pandemic. The concept “Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic

as stated by World Health Organization[WHO] (2020), is significant to the previous

study because it helps the researcher in understanding how these chronic disease

affects each and every one. The concept of Mental Health Condition as stated by

U.S Department of Health and Human Services (2001), is significant to the previous

study because it helps the researcher in investigating what is happening beyond the

doubling cases of Mental Health issues among people. The concept of Impacts of

COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental Health Condition as stated by, Konstantinou &

Konstantinou (2020), is significant to the previous study because, it helps the

researcher in discovering how COVID-19 Pandemic impacted people’s Mental

Health Condition.
Conceptual Framework

The following are the basis in creating a research paradigm as presented in

figure 1 below:

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

Researchers
1. What are the Grade
Recommendation
12 students perception
about COVID-19
Pandemic?

2. Impacts of COVID-19
Pandemic to the Mental
Health Condition of
Grade 12 students?

3. How do Grade 12
students cope-up with
the current situation?

4. What are the factors

contributing to the Grade
12 students suffering
from mental health
illnesses or disorder?

5. What programs
maybe recommend to
protect Grade 12
students Mental Health
Condition amidst,
COVID-19 Pandemic?
 Figure 1
Definition of Terms:

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)- according to World Health Organization (WHO)

it is a new strain of coronavirus. 'CO' stands for corona, 'VI' for virus, and 'D' for

disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as '2019 novel coronavirus' or '2019-

nCoV.

Mental Health- a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional

well-being.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2)- Is a novel

severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. It was first isolated from three

people with pneumonia connected to the cluster of acute respiratory illness cases in

Wuhan. All structural features of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus particle occur in

related coronaviruses in nature.

Pandemic- Is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents. It

affects more people and takes more lives than an epidemic. 

Stress- is any demand placed on your brain or physical body. People can report

feeling stressed when multiple competing demands are placed on them. The feeling

of being stressed can be triggered by an event that makes you feel frustrated or

nervous.
Anxiety- Anxiety is a feeling of fear, worry, or unease. It can be a reaction to stress,

or it can occur in people who are unable to identify significant stressors in their life.

Depression- constant feeling of sadness and loss of interest, which stops you doing

your normal activities.

Hypothesis

Null Hypothesis – Covid-19 Pandemic has no significant Impacts to the

Mental Health Condition of Grade 12 Students of Tala Senior High School.

Alternative Hypothesis - Covid-19 Pandemic has significant Impacts to the

Mental Health Condition of Grade 12 Students of Tala Senior High School.

 CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD AND PROCEDURE

Research Design

This study entitled “Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental Health Condition

of Grade 12 students in Tala Senior High School” was a qualitative type of research

since its purpose is to answer the questions: who, what, where, when and how

much. Descriptive Research Design is best to use in this study since its main

objective is to observe and report a certain phenomenon as it is happening.

According to the definition of Calderon & Gonzalez (2007), descriptive research is

concerned with conditions of relationships that exist; practices that prevail; beliefs;

processes that are going on; effects that are being felt; or trends that are developing.

This study aims to find the “Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in the Mental Health

Condition of Grade 12 students in Tala Senior High School.

Subject of the Study

The respondents are selected from Grade 12 students of Tala Senior High School

from ABM, HUMSS and TVL strand.

Data Gathering Instrument

The main instrument used in gathering data was the researcher made

questionnaire to determine the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mental Health

Condition of Grade 12 Students in Tala Senior High School. In the preparation of the

instrument, sets of questions known as survey questionnaire are posed to each

respondents and their responses are recorded and tallied on the paper.

Construction of Questionnaire.

Before constructing the questionnaire, the researchers consulted several

references and published materials. After reading and studying sample questionnaire

from related studies, the researchers prepared questionnaires and presented it to the

Research Teacher. The researchers confirmed the suggestions and comments of

the teacher. After doing the corrections and revisions, the researchers incorporated

the given suggestions and made the final draft which was then submitted for

approval.

Validation of Questionnaire.

For the validation of, the researchers prepared the first draft of the questions. The

draft of the questionnaire was presented to the teacher for comments and

suggestions. After revising, the researchers prepared the draft and presented it to

the teacher for approval. Construction, reconstruction and validation were made

possible through the help of the Research Teacher. The final copy of the

questionnaire was then validated by some experts.

Administration of Questionnaire.

After validation of questionnaire, the researchers asked permission to the

principal to administer the questionnaire through a formal letter of request. Upon the

approval, the researchers personally distributed and administered is to the

respondents. Researchers ensured that the respondents were able to answer the

entire questionnaire. After answering, the researchers collected the distributed

copies of the questionnaire and then started tallying and tabulating the data.

Data Gathering Procedure.

The procedure for gathering data started with the preparation of the letter of request

to conduct the study which was addressed to the principal of SHS within Tala

Elementary School. The researchers moved on to data gathering.

The researchers requested to give them few minutes to distribute and

administer the questionnaires. The reason for the personal distribution and

administration of questionnaires was to ensure that the questions would be

immediately addressed. With this, the researchers retrieved all the distributed copies

of the questionnaire.

Statistical Treatment of Data

The data obtained were tallied, analyzed and interpreted with the used of the

following statistical tools.

 Frequency- This statistical treatment of the data was used in determining the

frequency of responses in each category.

Percentage- It is a descriptive statistic which determines what part of the total

respondents fall under certain categories. Frequency and percentage determine the

ratio of the frequency of the respondents falling in every category of the total

respondents in ranking. This was based on the formula:

f
% = × 100
n

Where,

%- percentage

f- number of response

n- denotes the total number of respondents

100- constant multiple

Ranking- This was also descriptive statistics based on Spear man's ranking

procedure which shows positional importance of an item of object discussed.

 CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter includes the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data
gathered in the third chapter of this study.

Table 4.1
Perception about Covid-19 Pandemic

Statement Weighted Verbal Rank

Mean Interpretation
1. Covid-19 Pandemic is on- 3.45 Agree 3
going global pandemic of
corona virus disease 2019 .
(COVID-19)
2. Covid-19 is caused by severe 3.36 Agree 5
acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus2. (SARS-COV-2)
3. Covid-19 is declared a 3.43 Agree 4
pandemic due to its serious
invasion, making it one of the
deadliest disease.
4. It is a virus that spreads to 3.52 Strongly Agree 2
more than one continent.
5. Covid-19 pandemic is a wide 3.54 Strongly Agree 1
spread out break, that kills
millions of people.
 Composite mean: 3.46 Agree

Based on the information gathered in the questionnaire, the researchers, got

the following data. Table 1 presents the perception about Covid-19 Pandemic with
the composite mean of 3.46 and verbally interpreted agree. First, in the rank is the
student’s perception that Covid-19 Pandemic is a wide spread out break that kills
millions of people with a weighted mean of 3.54 and verbally interpreted as strongly
agree. Second in the rank is “It is a virus that spreads to more than one continent
with a weighted mean 3.52 and verbally interpreted strongly agree. Third in the rank
is Covid-19 Pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of corona virus disease 2019
(Covid-19) with a weighted mean of 3.45 and verbally interpreted agree. Fourth in
rank is the statement, Covid-19 is declared pandemic due to its serious invasion with
a weighted mean of 3.46 and verbally interpreted agree. Fifth, in the rank is the
statement Covid-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus2
(SARS-COV-2) with a weighted mean of 3.36, verbally interpreted agree.

Table 4.2
Negative Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of
Students.

Statement Weighted Mean Verbal Rank

Interpretation
1. Fear 3.36 Agree 3
2. Worry 3.46 Agree 1
3. Stress and 3.32 Agree 4
Anxiety
4. Suicidal behavior 2.81 Agree 5
5. Overthinking 3.45 Agree 2
Composite mean: 3.28 Agree

Based on the information gathered in the questionnaire, the

researchers got the following data.

Table 2, presents the negative impacts of Covid-19 to the mental

health condition of students with a composite mean of 3.28 and verbally interpreted
as agree. First in the rank is being worried with a mean of 3.46 and verbally
interpreted as agree. Next is overthinking with a weighted mean of 3.45, verbally
interpreted as agree. Third in the rank is fear with 3.36 computed mean which is
verbally interpreted as agree. The fourth rank is stress and anxiety with 3.32
weighted mean and verbally interpreted as agree. Lastly, suicidal behavior that has
2.81 computed mean and verbally interpreted as agree.

Table 4.3
Ways Grade 12 Students do to Cope up within the Current Circumstance.

Statements Weighted Verbal Rank

Mean Interpretatio
n
1. Exercising 3.97 Always 7

2. Doing academic staffs 4.5 Always 4

3. Watching movies 4.12 Always 3

4. Talking/ chatting with my friends or 4.5 Always 4

family.
5. Playing board games 3.87 Always 9

6. Listening to music 4.43 Always 2

7. Reading positive and uplifting 4.0 Always 6

quotes
8. Singing 3.88 Always 8

9. Dancing 3.45 Sometimes 10

10. Praying and talking to God 4.67 Always 1

Composite Mean: 4.13 Always

Based on the information gathered by the researchers, table 4 shows

how Grade 12 students cope-up with the current situation with a composite mean of
4.13 and verbally interpreted as always. First is praying and talking to God with a
weighted mean of 4.67 and verbally interpreted as always. Second is listening to
music with a weighted mean of 4.43 and verbally interpreted as always. Next is
watching movies with a computed mean of 4.12 and verbally interpreted as always.
On the other hand, the statement doing academic stuffs and talking with friends or
family got tied in the fourth rank with a weighted mean of 4.5 and verbally interpreted
as always. Sixth in the rank is reading positive and uplifting quotes with a computed
mean of 4.0 and verbally interpreted as always. Next in the rank is exercising with a
3.97 computed mean and verbally interpreted as always. Eight in the rank is singing
with a weighted mean of 3.88 and verbally said as always. Last in the rank is
dancing which is verbally interpreted sometimes because of its computed mean of
3.45.

Table 4.4
Factors contributing to students suffering from mental health illness.

Statement Weighte Verbal Rank

d Mean Interpretation
1. Current circumstance. 3.07 Agree 7.5
2. Longing from close friends and 3.18 Agree 4
family members.
3. Being home confined 3.08 Agree 6
4. Having limited time to mingle with 3.11 Agree 5
my classmates and teachers.
5. Being banned or prohibited from 3.19 Agree 3
being fun and hanging out outside
our home.
6. Losing someone. (bereaved person) 3.05 Agree 9
7. Being isolated from people. 2.98 Agree 10
8. Loneliness 4.05 Strongly Agree 1
9. Trauma 3.61 Strongly Agree 2
10. Lack of proper rest or sleep 3.07 Agree 7.5
because of my busy day.
Composite Mean: 3.23 Agree

Based on the information that we gathered, this table conveys the

factors that contributes to the student’s suffering experience from mental health
illness during the pandemic times with a composite mean of 3.23 and verbally
interpreted as agree. Loneliness ranks first with a mean of 4.05 and interpreted
verbally as strongly agree. Second is also verbally interpreted as strongly agree
which is trauma with a computed mean of 3.61. Next in the rank is being banned or
prohibited from being fun and hanging out outside our home with a mean of 3.19 and
verbally interpreted as agree. Fourth in the rank is the statement longing from close
friends and family members with a weighted mean of 3.18 and verbally interpreted
as agree. Having limited time to mingle with my classmates and teachers got the fifth
rank with a computed mean of 3.11 and verbally said as agree. Next is being home
confined with a weighted mean of 3.08 and a verbal interpretation of agree. Then the
statements lack of proper rest or sleep cause of busy day and current circumstance
tied in the rank eight with a weighted mean of 3.07 and verbally interpreted as agree.
The ninth rank which is losing someone (bereaved person) got a computed mean of
3.05 and interpreted verbally also as agree. Lastly, being isolated with other got 2.98
computed mean and interpreted verbally as agree.
 CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATION

This chapter presents the summary of the study the findings based on the

results, conclusion from the findings and the recommendation drawn by researchers.

Summary

The descriptive study aims to determine the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic to

the Mental Health Condition of Grade 12 of Tala Senior High School.

Specifically, the study seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What are the Grade 12 student’s perception about COVID-19 Pandemic.

2. Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of Grade 12

students.

3. How do Grade 12 students cope-up with the current situation

4. What are the factors contributing to the Grade 12 students suffering from mental

health illnesses or disorder.

5. What programs maybe recommend to protect Grade 12 students Mental Health

Condition amidst, COVID-19 Pandemic.

Findings

The following are the findings of the study:

1. Perception about COVID-19 Pandemic:

The students agreed that COVID-19 Pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of

corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is caused by severe acute

respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-COV-2). COVID-19 is declared a

Pandemic due to its serious invasion, making it one of the deadliest disease. It is a

virus that spreads to more than one continent. COVID-19 pandemic is a wide spread

out break that kills millions of people with a composite mean of 3.46

2. Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of students

The respondents agreed that COVID-19 Pandemic affects the Student’s Mental

Health Condition with a composite mean of 3.28.

3. How do Grade 12 Students cope-up with the current circumstance

The student’s agreed that they always do exercising, academic stuffs, watching

movies, talking/chatting with friends or family, playing board games, puzzles or

online games, listening music, reading positive and uplifting quotes, singing, dancing

and praying in order to cope up with a composite mean of 4.13.

4. Factors Contributing to student’s suffering from mental health illnesses

The students agreed that the current circumstance, longing from close friends

and family members, being home-confined, having limited time to mingle with

classmates and teachers, being banned or Prohibited from having fun/hanging out

outside, losing someone (bereaved person), being Isolated from people, loneliness,

trauma and lack of proper rest or sleep because of busy day are the factors that

contribute with the composite mean of 3. 23.

 5. In order to avoid Mental Health problems mostly at today’s circumstance,

Meditate. Meditation can help restore your sense of control as you focus on

your breath or a positive word or phrase Do something that is fun and

enjoyable. Connect with others and be sociable. Make an effort to maintain

good relationships and talk to people through the use of social media

platforms since social distancing is highly imposed. Exercise. Exercising can

help eliminate low mood, anxiety, stress and feeling tired and lazy. It is also

linked to living a longer life.

Conclusions

The following are the conclusions of the study:

1. Perception about COVID-19 Pandemic

Everything that has been said in the questionnaire are agreed by the

respondents

2. Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Mental Health Condition of students

COVID-19 Pandemic has somehow affect the students Mental Health

Condition in a way that they feel the fear and worry. Students are also

experiencing stress and anxiety, suicidal behavior and overthinking.

3. How do Grade 12 student’s cope-up with the current circumstance

They make effort on making themselves busy and happy by doing the things

that they enjoy.

4. Factors Contributing to student’s suffering from Mental Health illnesses.

The current circumstance give rise to students Mental Health Suffering. The

things that they used to do like hanging out and having fun with friends and
 classmates are strictly banned and that causes for a student to feel

loneliness, longing and being imprisoned at home. The happenings in today’s

circumstance engenders difficult suffering from stress and trauma.

5. There are various activities and actions which can be made in order to avoid,

stop and cope-up in suffering from Mental Health Condition brought by the

COVID-19 Pandemic.

Recommendations:

Based on the findings and conclusion, the following recommendation were

propounded.

1. With our current situation, the fact that we need to stay at home, and we don’t

have the time to bond with other individuals. We can assume to rely on our

first option which is the family. Researchers recommend that we should have

a time to bond, talk and consult to our parents or siblings if you feel that you

have problems.

2. Use this time of isolation to be more productive in other things, make

yourselves busy and distracted from the current situation. Use this bad

situation to create some good ones. Despite of the negative things always find

a way to look at its bright side.

3. Use technology to stay connected even we are apart to each other and

always follow on the safety health protocols enable to get rid of the possible

spread of the virus.

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