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March 2021
APPROVAL SHEET
This is to certify that the Thesis: A Study of Faith Christian School Junior
High School Students on the Mental Health Status of their schoolmates
during Sy 2020-2021 Online Learning + prepared and submitted by Juliana
Alexie A. Manalili, Ivan Jarod V. De Villa, Vince Rianne Dizon, and Denz
Angelo Munchua will present in the Final Defense on the 18th day of March
2021.
PANEL OF EXAMINERS
The online class is one of the factors that affect student's mental health.
The learning of students has been more stressful and pressure because
they have to study on their own and they do more schoolwork during online
class than physical learning.
Family problems are also the cause of a student’s mental distress. Ever
since the pandemic has started, many families have been affected,
including their relationship and finance. And because of it, many students
are not supported by their families very well and often lose confidence in
studying.
Title Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Approval Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Hypotheses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4-1.5 Framework:
A. Conceptual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
B. Theoretical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 Significance of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.7 Scope and Limitations of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.8 Definition of Key Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.9 General Organization and Coverage of the Study. . . . . . . . . 7
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Examples Survey Question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Curriculum Vitae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Our whole local area has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. This
infection has constrained us to change our whole lifestyle including how
students learn. Accordingly, the 2020-2021 school year will probably be
hard for some students who may encounter anxiety, stress, and discomfort.
As the coronavirus pandemic quickly spread the nation over, schools have
closed their doors and classes have moved online to moderate the spread
of the virus. The change to online learning has affected teachers as well as
students. Students suddenly had to re-learn how they learn, adjusting to
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distance learning. There is a feeling of lost structure, and students are
suffering as a result. This stress and anxiety are a result of students not
feeling in control of the situation, both in regards to school as well as to how
the virus is impacting their lives. (Mental Health and Distance Learning,
LearnSafe)
High school students nowadays are having a hard time because of the
new normal of learning and students are still adjusting to the new normal in
education. Other students were unable to catch up on their lessons because
online learning is more on self-study. As a result, the students will feel
pressured throughout their lessons. Without face-to-face interaction with
teachers, some students feel that it is difficult to focus on their studies. At
home, there are distractions such as gadgets that are not used for learning
or chores that need to be done. It can be difficult to create a quiet and calm
workspace for students to learn.
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to pass schoolwork as everything is to be confined to working at home,
projects may be harder for them to imagine as the options are limited.
Depression is a big topic for students but why and how does this connect to
learning online? Students may have a personal problem that they cannot
speak of, and the lack of communication may worsen it, sure there may be
messaging but talking it out with a person face to face will always be
different, no matter what. Schools should try to adapt and reach out to their
students without the atmosphere of an interrogation, give a little breathing
room for the students to slowly compose themselves and speak out what
they have to say, give them the support they need because the student’s
mental health should not be discarded as this affects every aspect of a
person greatly.
This research study entitled “A study of the Faith Christian School Junior
High School Students on the mental health status of their schoolmates
during Sy 2020-2021 Online Learning +” aims to answer the following
questions:
1. What mental health conditions do learners commonly encounter in SY
2020-2021 online learning+?
2. How students' mental health is affected in terms of:
a. Family Problems
b. Online Learning
c. Pandemic
1.3 HYPOTHESES
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capture their attention. Depression and anxiety disorders are the most
common mental conditions recorded among students.
ONLINE LEARNING
STUDENT
It has the 3 main factors that can be interconnected and is related to our
study that can help us with what could be the main possible causes of the
problem as these 3 can be connected to each other and therefore can help
us pinpoint the exact causes of the said problem, whether it may be related
to Behavioral factors, Personal factors or Environmental factors.
The main focus of our topic is to find out how students feel about online
classes, some students struggle with mental issues even before online
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classes, but how would they feel about now as online classes differ vastly,
we know that some students may feel less motivated provided by the fact
that online communication is different from talking in person.
Theories revolving about the topic mostly point to the students having
problems with relationships with people and or the rapid change in
environment as well as the current problems the child may have at home,
another factor we have to consider is the child’s emotional stability in
growing up, this will differ by age groups but it is also needed to be
considered for the reason that it also affects how the child thinks. Mood
swings tend to happen and sometimes situations just push it, stress can
lead to so many problems health-wise, emotional disorders can lead to
students dropping out. Stress and anxiety are the main culprits on how
students feel down about learning which worsens with the sudden change
of virtual classes.
The researchers believed that this study plays a vital role in helping
students. We also believed that mental health is one of the major problems
we face today. The relevant information acquired from this study will be of
significant value to students. This study will help them to improve their
mental health and various abilities to think quickly as they can by developing
their cognitive skills and the ability to respond in a virtual class. It would also
motivate them to learn, explore more, and can avoid mental stress because
of distance learning. This study also can enlighten them by the new
strategies and methods of learning and may take steps for further
improvement. This would give us perspectives on how effective Virtual class
is as an alternative way for physical learning. Students also need to be
aware of their mental health and carefully consider the factors that can
affect them.
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1.7 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
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8. Resilience - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties;
toughness.
9. Social well-being - Ability of the people to be free from want of
basic needs and to coexist peacefully in communities with
opportunities for advancement.
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show that students are under pressure to
achieve higher marks and the fear of poor
grades, another situational factor to consider
in was the state of the student’s social life and
emotional state in which these two can alter
how a student performs and how it makes
them feel.
Related Legal Bases Determine the relevance of the study to the
government thrusts.
Related Literature Detailed review of existing literature related to
the topic of a thesis or dissertation.
Related Studies Reviewing or studying existing works carried
out in your project/research field.
Justification of Present Explanation for the design and methods
Study employed in the research
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH When we started surveying students about
METHODOLOGY how they feel and due to the information they
gave, we can see that depression and anxiety
are the leading effects of the new normal, we
can also find better ways to improve online
classes based on the info they gave about
assignments and time constraints.
Research Design Set of methods and procedures used to
collect and analyze data on variables
specified in a particular research problem.
Determination of Sample Technique of selecting the number of
Size observations to include in a sample.
Sampling Design and Allows researchers to infer information about
Technique a population based on results from a subset of
the population, without having to investigate
every individual.
The Subjects An individual that participates in research.
The Research Instrument Tool used to obtain, measure, and analyze
data from subjects around the research topic.
Validation of the Research Researchers have come to the opinion that
Instrument the instrument measures what it was
designed to measure.
Data Gathering Procedure Measuring and analyzing accurate insights for
research using standard validated technique.
Data Processing Method Set of methods that are used to input, retrieve,
verify, store, organize, analyze or interpret a
set of data.
Statistical Treatment Apply a statistical method to a data set to draw
meaning from it.
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CHAPTER 4: RESULTS
ANALYSIS, AND
INTERPRETATION OF
DATA STUDY
Presentation and Analysis Process of organizing data into logical,
sequential and meaningful categories and
classifications to make them amenable to
study and interpretation.
Chapter 5: SUMMARY, This chapter covers the research summary of
CONCLUSIONS, AND findings, conclusion, and recommendation.
The results of the analysis are mentioned in
RECOMMENDATIONS
the summary. The conclusions are presented
with some generalizations and
comprehension. And lastly, this chapter also
includes the recommendation of the
researchers.
Summary of Findings Summarizes the main research findings of the
study.
Conclusions Intended to help the reader understand why
your research should matter to them after
they have finished reading the paper.
Recommendation Proposes multiple potential solutions to a
problem and concludes by recommending the
best one.
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
The first mental health act legislation in the history of the Philippines has
been officially signed into law and was enacted as the Republic Act no.
11036 on June 21, 2018. It provides a rights-based mental health bill and a
comprehensive framework for the implementation of optimal mental
healthcare in the Philippines. We review the principles and provisions of the
Mental Health Act of 2017 and the implications for mental healthcare in the
Philippines. Under its provisions, the Philippine Mental Health Act protects
the rights of patients as follows: ‘a right to freedom from discrimination, right
to protection from torture, cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment; right
to aftercare and rehabilitation; right to be adequately informed about
psychosocial and clinical assessments; right to participate in the treatment
plan to be implemented; right to evidence-based or informed consent; right
to confidentiality; and right to counsel, among others. The Act also
addresses the protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders in
mental health facilities, protection of minors, provision of resources for
mental health facilities, the role of community and culture, review
mechanisms providing for the protection of the rights of offenders with
mental disorders, procedural safeguards protecting the rights of persons
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with mental disorders, protection of confidentiality, and standards of care
and treatment including involuntary admission and consent to treatment.
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The experience of high levels of academic-related stress expands the
danger of young people developing preventable physical health problems
later in life. An orderly survey of imminent investigations found that
individuals who were stressed, for example, during examination periods,
were less likely to be physically active, the effect of which is related with
plenty of possibly related poor physical health outcomes (Stults-
Kolehmainen and Sinha, 2014). Students regularly self-report encountering
continuous stress identifying with their education, which we refer to as
academic-related stress, like pressure to accomplish excellent grades and
worries about accepting poor grades.
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Bonny Barr (2014) The rising level of online students has prompted
mindfulness by school organizations that these students have similar
requirements as students in a traditional classroom setting. Students who
need to learn online additionally need to get to their student services online.
For students who joined up with online programs, and living in
geographically distant locations, internet admittance to students’
administrations is fundamental. In 2012, the American College Health
Association (ACHA) yearly review found that a portion of the factor students
announced as hindering academic performance included anxiety (20%),
depression (12%), stress (29%), and alcohol/drugs (6%). The survey didn't
recognize online and face-to-face enrollees. A student encountering mental
health challenges that affect his/her participation, coursework, and grades
might be taken on one or the other sort obviously. All students can
encounter times of stress-related anxiety and mood alteration, and early
mediation can keep these issues from deteriorating. Online instructors need
systems for distinguishing mental health problems in their students, assets
accessible to offer the distance students, and institutional strategies tending
to mental health and student performance.
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Philippines, utilizing the state of mind and feeling inventory, 200 students,
aged 16-20 were made to answer the 33-item survey. The outcomes
uncovered that a significant percentage of respondents are experiencing
moderate depression. Partners ought to be occupied with the backing of
raising individuals' awareness of the greatness of the mental health issues
among youths. Individuals from the academy are in an excellent situation to
recognize the mental health difficulties of adolescent students as they
spend quite a bit of their waking hours in school.
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News reports have uncovered college students involved in violent acts,
for example, murder unfolding inside (GMA News, 2012) and outside
college premises. Likewise, there is an expansion in the rate of self-
destruction submitted by the college through different structures like
jumping from a building (Manila Bulletin, 2013) and firing self with a weapon
(PHnews, 2013). Specialists have detailed that there is one self-destruction
reference made each day among the young. Critiques from different
journalistic publications in the Philippines contend that these dangerous
presentations of social and mental issues among the adolescent can be
ascribed to both social and academic factors and that tending to these
issues requires a comprehensive methodology coming from different social
establishments like the family, the school and strategy making bodies.
Jerome Visperas Cleofas (2020)
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capacitating Filipino learners in using online tools considering health
challenges like this or other local area crises during any future.
Since the body reacts to genuine or perceived stress likewise, these normal
stressors can prompt a negative effect on one's physiological and mental
health. Research shows that individuals encountering ongoing pressure are
inclined to more continuous and extreme viral diseases, stomach-related
issues, headaches, sleeplessness, depressed mood, outrage, and
irritability (El-Ghoroury et al. 2012). Although these reactions are related to
wild mental cycles, there are uncontrollable psychological processes, like
active work, exercise, and rest, which have appeared to lessen pressure.
Further research is expected to impartially evaluate these modifiable health
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behaviors through current innovation to create proposals and mediations to
expand graduate understudies' ability to manage stress.
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encountering an anxiety disorder (Polanczyk, Salum, Sugaya, Caye, and
Rohde, 2015). Large numbers of these mental health problems persevere
into adulthood, with 75% of lifetime mental health disorders first initially
arising before the age of 24 years (Kessler et al., 2007). Depression and
anxiety problems adversely impact adolescents' academic performance
(Owens, Stevenson, Hadwin, and Norgate, 2012; Verboom, Sijtsema,
Verhulst, Penninx, and Ormel, 2014), school participation (Archambault,
Janosz, Morizot, and Pagani, 2009), social relationships (Cook, Williams,
Guerra, Kim, and Sadek, 2010), the danger of self-destructive conduct
(Hetrick, Parker, Robinson, Corridor, and Vance, 2011) and future business
(Butterworth, Filter, Pirkis, and Kelaher, 2012). However, there is these
days acceptable proof to show that psychological problems are not
unavoidable and numerous normal conditions can be kept from happening
(Arango et al., 2018; Mendelson and Eaton, 2018).
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professionals (Rones and Hoagwood, 2000; Cart et al., 2017; Durlak,
Weissberg, Dymnicki, Taylor, and Schellinger, 2011), with 40.8% of school-
based mental health interventions including teachers here and there all
through the delivery and up to 18.4% of intercessions conveyed exclusively
by teachers (Franklin, Kim, Ryan, Kelly, and Montgomery, 2012). Despite
the fact that critics of educator conveyed intercessions note that many
school staff need information on and training in mental health and
intervention delivery (Frey, Language, and Nelson, 2011), different
components propose instructors might be powerful in conveying mental
health interventions in schools. Educators have profoundly evolved
classroom management abilities and a profound comprehension of their
students and how to best catch their attention (Hester et al., 2004; Leflot,
van Lier, Onghena, and Colpin, 2010). Their prior relationship with the
students may likewise be helpful when showing delicate subjects and center
mental health ideas.
Kirsten Weir (2020) Although a few educators are close to their students,
a few teachers are as yet struggling to make up a discussion about
preventing their mental health problems. Numerous educators are likewise
still new during this season of pandemic and don't know how to prevent the
mental health problems of students. That is the reason we ought to improve
all the mental health interventions in each school and furthermore show
different instructor ways on the most proficient method to move toward a
student's concern. Instructors ought to likewise be considerate to their
students in regards to their activities and furthermore hear their side to
understand what they should improve. The public authority should likewise
improve and adjust the implementations of home works, seat works, and
projects for students not to be stressed and they should also discover ways
on the most proficient method to cause students in online classes to feel
more comfortable.
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Stephen R. Carbone (2020), many proof-based programs intended for
school-based conveyance as of now exist yet are regularly inadequately
actualized because of the absence of time, resourcing and professional
development offered to help teachers to convey these projects. Since
numerous schools are shut it very well might be conceivable to use this
chance to offer instructors concentrated preparation in these prevention-
focused programs so they can execute them successfully when students
get back to the classroom. Adjusting such programs to online conveyance
should likewise be thought of, so kids, young people, and their parents and
carers can get to them independently. Mental health problems can be
experienced anyplace as we have a journey through life yet there's nothing
impossible with regards to preventing it. "Mental health is not a destination,
but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you're going." – Noam
Shpancer, Ph.D. We just have to do our best and believe that we are not
alone when it comes to solving our mental health problems.
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Around 6 million Filipinos are assessed to live with depression and
additional anxiety, making the Philippines the country with the third most
elevated rate of mental health problems in the Western Pacific District.
Suicide rates are fixed at 3.2 per 100,000 population with numbers perhaps
higher due to underreporting or misclassification of suicide cases as
‘undetermined deaths. An assessment of the Philippine mental health
system detailed a 16% predominance of mental problems among
youngsters. Also, the most recent Global School-based Student Health
Survey found that 16.8% of students matured 13 to 17 attempted suicide at
least multiple times during the 12 months before the survey. Later activities
on setting up the scene of mental health problems incorporate a cross-
country mental health survey being led by the Department of Health. This is
the principal cross-country standard study that will set up the prevalence of
mental disorders in the Philippines. The study is continuous and the
outcomes will be made accessible before the year's over.
Mental health law provides services for people suffering from mental
health illness. Provides services for people already suffering from mental
health problems, who have provisions that ensure at the same time the
promotion of general mental health and well-being. Focusing on the
community, the provisions of the mental health law would also require
having mental health services in schools as well as in workplaces,
educational institutions, as well as companies would not have to come up
with programs and services for the employees and students to take care of
their mental health and well-being. This law can help young people to
reduce their depression and anxiety because professionals will talk to them
to help them with their problems and to give them advice. This law is
generally not only for the youth but also for those in need of help.
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2.6 JUSTIFICATION OF THE PRESENT STUDY
RATIONALE
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is the
condition of well-being wherein an individual understands his/her own
abilities, can adapt to issues throughout everyday life, and contribute
genuinely to society. It incorporates the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral
aspects of an individual. It can influence day by day living, relationships,
and even keep up the capacity to appreciate life to its fullest. However, a
few mental complications, for example, behavioral and emotional disorders
can directly impact our mental health condition. A lot of factors can add to
this issue, in particular social environment, isolation, or trauma.
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This study aims to seek the effect of online classes on the mental health
of the students. Specifically, it targets junior high school students of Faith
Christian School, a Christian academy located in Cainta, Rizal, that is one
of the institutions that are following the mentioned online learning
adjustment. Furthermore, the research identifies the outturn or
repercussions of this learning method among the students enrolled for the
Academic Year, 2020-2021.
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CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter aimed to show the gathered data. Research design, and
methodology, explain the procedures for how the study was conducted. It
includes surveys, the subject of the study, determination of the sample size,
sampling design and technique, the research instrument, validation of the
research instrument, data gathering procedure, data processing method,
and statistical treatment.
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participants. In the final survey, there were a total of 30 respondents from
Grade 10 of Faith Christian School.
The participants of this study are students who study at Faith Christian
School and do online classes. The researchers chose them to be the
participants of the study for they are capable of answering the
questionnaires. There are thirty of them who answered the survey that is
about the status of their mental health during online learning and all of them
are from grade 10. There are 57% of the people we’ve surveyed are girls
and 43% of them are boys. There are 67% who are 16 years old, 27% at
15, and 7% at 17.
Most of them can cope up with online classes by doing various things
that they like. Most of them responded that their mental health is affected
badly by online classes and they think that the causes of this are stress and
pressure. Most of them answered that they can’t keep up with the lessons
being taught to them because of the way other teachers teach. Most of them
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get the support they need from their families, friends, and from God but
some don’t. Lastly, some people think that virtual learning is more stressful
than physical learning but some of them don’t.
The Validity of the instruments was tested using content validity, the
instrument was shown to Sir Tom Fernando to analyze and rate the
questionnaire in which it was approved with good remarks. This question is
valid because we are now in a pandemic, and we have to include this in our
study. The participants of the questionnaire were Grade 10 students in who
they placed clear and detailed descriptions of their experiences during such.
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of an online platform (Google forms) from December 1, 2020, until January
15, 2021. There were participants involved in the collection of data. The
participants were of the 10th grade from Faith Christian School. An online
messaging app (Messenger) was used for contacting the participants to ask
them to visit a designated website in order to complete the survey. Some
problems arose with the use of an online web-based program for data
collection. The researchers still pushed through with this data collection
procedure as there is a pandemic during the research period, therefore,
hindering them to survey them face-to-face. This data was later then
evaluated by the researcher in accordance with their research problem.
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CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
The results based on the survey conducted are shown below.
1. Less Stress 2 28 30
2. Less Pressure 6 24 30
3. Improves Sleeping Habits 5 25 30
4. Able to balance school and life 18 14 30
5. Freedom to work on their own time. 22 11 30
Total = 53 102
Most of them answered "no" for questions, one, two, and three, meaning
to say that the online class for some students is stressful, more pressure,
and affects their sleeping habits. Stressful because they have a lot of
schoolwork to do, and they would feel pressured because by the
appropriate deadline they need to submit their schoolwork. As a result,
when they have to do their schoolwork even at night, their sleeping habits
are affected.
Most of them answered "yes" for questions four and five, meaning they
can manage school and life, and they have the freedom to work on their
own time when there is schoolwork and household chores that need to be
done at home.
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4. Are you able to catch up with 20 11 30
the lessons?
5. Do you avoid noises? 12 18 30
6. Are you able to focus? 10 22 30
Total = 98 88
The majority of them answered "yes" for questions number one, two,
three, and four, meaning that they can clearly analyze the discussion in
online classes, they can clearly understand the discussion, are able to recite
during online classes, and can catch up with the lessons.
Most of them answered "no" for questions number five and six, meaning
that they cannot avoid noises during the discussion in the online class, and
they are unable to concentrate during online classes.
Students answered "yes" for quizzes and assignments that they can
easily find their quizzes and assignments with the help of a school learning
management system for students (such as Edmodo and Aralinks), providing
the necessary information for students, the requirements can be easily
passed on to teachers, and with the information provided by teachers in
quizzes and assignments, the student has no problem.
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The answers of our participants in our interview.
FAMILY PROBLEMS
Question: Do you have any family problems? If you do, how does this
situation affect your mental health? If you don’t have any family problems, I
would like to know your opinion/ insight on how family problems can affect
the students’ mental health?
Participant 1 (Female)
“Yes, it is hard because I feel that sometimes it's my fault, I feel like
the problem/burden, my mentality changes when I have family problems.”
Participant 2 (Female)
Participant 3 (Male)
Participant 4 (Male)
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carry the problems until they grow up and it will affect their socialization with
other people, mental health and emotions.”
The two participants said that they've encountered family problems while
two participants also said that they didn’t have family problems. And to the
two participants that have family problems, they said that their mental health
was greatly affected, like how their mentality changes and how it got
traumatizing for them.
ONLINE LEARNING
Question 1: What was your mental health status during the SY 2020-2021
Online Learning +?
Participant 1 (Female)
“I can't say it is well, it's very hard to cope when I myself is not a fast
learner, I am not academically inclined, I just try my best to learn, and to be
honest I got worse from being mentally stable to becoming under pressure
with no rest, I feel like a failure.” How Online Classes affect me? “I feel tired
most of the time and I feel anxious, it didn't become just a mind thing it also
affected me Physically, I also became more stressed.”
Participant 2 (Female)
Participant 3 (Male)
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Participant 4 (Male)
“My mental health status during this school year is stable, how online
class affects my mental health? For me, the online class does not really
affect my mental health, yes, it is stressful but I won’t consider it to affect
my mental health.”
Two participants said that their mental health status was fine and online
class did not affect their mental health while two participants also said that
their mental health was greatly affected during online learning because they
both feel stressed out and pressured in their studies.
PANDEMIC
Question: Was your family affected during this pandemic? Did it affect you?
How? Were you and your family members able to cope with it? If not your
family, were you affected during this pandemic? How were you able to
handle it?
Participant 1 (Female)
Participant 2 (Female)
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still, I am worried about my family going outside kase baka nahahawaan na
pala sila ng virus.”
Participant 3 (Male)
Participant 4 (Male)
“Our family is not affected by the pandemic, our family business was
because business during the lockdown was closed and because of this we
lost money, I was affected by the pandemic because I couldn't see my
friends, I learned new hobbies and learned a lot of things, it was an eye-
opener for me because this pandemic taught me a lot of things. Were me
and my family members able to cope with it? Fortunately, yes, we were able
to cope. How was I able to handle it? by investing time in learning and found
more stuff to spend my time too, also, I and my friends hang out together to
ease loneliness.”
Most of them implied that their family was affected during this pandemic and
most of them were also affected by it. All of them said that they were able
to cope up with the problems their family is facing. They were able to handle
their personal problems by finding more things that they can spend up
during their own time.
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CHAPTER V
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter covers the research summary of findings, conclusion,
and recommendation. The results of the analysis are mentioned in the
summary. The conclusions are presented with some generalizations and
comprehension. And lastly, this chapter also includes the recommendation
of the researchers.
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5. Students can understand and analyze lessons with engagement but
cannot concentrate due to noise being unavoidable. Students can
answer quizzes and assignments with the given learning platforms.
5.2 CONCLUSION
1. The online class is one of the factors that affect student's mental health.
The learning of students has been more stressful and pressure because
they have to study on their own and they do more schoolwork during online
class than physical learning.
2. The piling of activities is one of the reasons why students experience mental
health issues. Some schools and teachers don’t manage the sequence of
tasks they give to the students properly. Even some students are unable to
catch up with their lessons. As a result, mental distress occurs to some
students, like stress, and will affect their academic performance in school
education.
3. Family problems are also the cause of a student’s mental distress. Ever
since the pandemic has started, many families have been affected,
including their relationship and finance. And because of it, many students
are not supported by their families very well and often lose confidence in
studying.
4. Many schools don’t have interventions that will help students confront their
problems. The teachers should be capable of giving comfort or bits of advice
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to students having difficulties during their academic life and their personal
life to at least reduce the stress they encounter.
5. Based on the survey we’ve given to students, the majority said that the
mental problems they encounter during online classes are stress and
pressure. The majority of them also responded that their mental health
status during online learning has been unstable.
6. The pandemic has affected us badly in many different aspects, including
education. Many schools, teachers, and students have still not been able to
cope up with the problems they are facing. But no matter what problems we
are facing, we should continue to strive for what is best for us. We should
not face our problems alone, especially our mental health issues. No matter
what situation we are in, we should always be aware of our mental health.
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS
1. For future researchers are advice to equal out the genders of respondents
in interview/survey so that it would be easier to see which gender is more
affected.
2. Expand the interview/survey to different levels of students from around High
School Students to College Students, so that they could observe how
different age groups of students react to it.
3. Before having a survey, add a disclaimer on the survey that warns if the
questions may get a bit personal also note that this information would only
be disclosed to us the researchers.
4. Formulate a Conceptual Framework based on what is currently being
experienced around for better results.
5. Use Recent studies and literature as it is better than checking older studies.
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Research Questionnaire
Dear Respondents,
This survey will help us to know the characteristics of one's life during online
studying. The main purpose on this survey is to study and to explore the effects
in term of mental health. The students will also identify how to adjust from face to
face into virtual class during Sy. 2020-2021.
The Researcher is humbly requesting to give your full cooperation in answering
this survey. This individual questionnaire will be kept confidential. Thank you for
your cooperation.
This information will be kept confidential and will be used for study and NOT for
the purpose of identification.
Directions: Please answer honestly. Put check () in the space provided.
GENDER:
___ Male
___ Female
AGE:
GRADE:
___ 10
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PART II: PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENTS ON VIRTUAL CLASS
Directions: Analyze the items carefully. Please indicate your answer in the space
provided by writing a check mark ().
DISCUSSION YES NO
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PART III: QUESTIONS ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WHILE HAVING
VIRTUAL CLASS
Directions: Answer honestly. Put your answer the space provided below the
questions.
Questions:
1. Are you able to cope up with online class? If yes, how?
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3. Are you still being able to manage your mental health while having online
class?
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5. Have you found yourself not being able to keep up with the lessons?
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7. If you didn’t get support from anyone but wish you could have, what
support would you have liked?
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8. What do you think are the mental health problems that you and your peers
encounter?
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9. What areas of life do you think are impacted by mental health?
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10. Which relationship do you feel you might want to support with?
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data:
Name: Manalili, Juliana Alexie A.
Address: #72 Liria Circle Vista Verde Executive Village Cainta Rizal,
Philippines 1900
School: Faith Christian School
Birthday: August 28, 2004
Birth Place: Pasig City
Age: 16
Citizenship: Filipino
Religion: Roman Catholic
Educational Attainment:
Nursery: La Immaculada Concepcion School
S. Y. 2008 - 2009
Kinder 1 – Kinder 2: La Immaculada Concepcion School
S. Y. 2009-2011
Grade 1-7: La Immaculada Concepcion School
S. Y. 2011 - 2018
Grade 8 – 10: Faith Christian School
S. Y. 2018 - 2021
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Highschool:
Grade 7: Bronze Medalist
Grade 8: Bronze Medalist, Excellence in Music, Exemplary Behavior,
Excellence in Arts, Most Organized, Most Dependable, Best in Computer,
Creative Award, and Excellence in Project Making.
Grade 9: Bronze Medalist, Performance Award (Computer), Performance
Award (A.P), Most Organized, Most Diligent, Exemplary Behavior,
Performance Award (Dancing), Performance Award (Project Making),
Excellence in Science, Excellence in Araling Panlipunan, Excellence in
Values, Excellence in Arts, and Excellence in TLE.
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Personal Data:
Name: Munchua Denz Angelo L.
Address: 22 Pulsar St Village East Cainta Rizal
School: Faith Christian School
Birthday: 03/19/2005
Birth Place: Medical City
Age: 15
Citizenship: Filipino
Religion: Roman Catholic
Educational Attainment:
Nursery: Divine Angels Montessori
S. Y. 2008 - 2009
Kinder 1 – Kinder 2: FCS
S. Y. 2009-2011
Grade 1-6: FCS
S. Y. 2011 - 2017
Grade 7 – 10: FCS
S. Y. 2017 - 2021
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Personal Data:
Educational Attainment:
Nursery: VOH
S. Y. 2008 - 2009
Kinder 1 – Kinder 2: VOH
S. Y. 2009-2011
Grade 1-6: FCS
S. Y. 2011 - 2018
Grade 7 – 10: FCS
S. Y. 2018 - 2021
Highschool:
Grade 7: None
Grade 8: None
Grade 9: None
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Personal Data:
Name: De Villa, Ivan Jarod V.
Address: Lot 23 Mirage St. Village East, Cainta Rizal
School: Faith Christian School
Birthday: 04/19/04
Birth Place: Makati City
Age: 16
Citizenship: Filipino
Religion: Catholic
Educational Attainment:
Nursery:
S. Y. 2008 – 2009- Holy town Tutorial and Learning Centre
Kinder 1 – Kinder 2:
S. Y. 2009-2011- San Benildo
Grade 1-6:
S. Y. 2011 – 2018- Faith Christian School
Grade 7 – 10:
S. Y. 2018 – 2021- Faith Christian School
High school:
Grade 7: Most Behave, 3rd place in Bible Quiz bee
Grade 8: Most Behave
Grade 9: None
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