Republic of the Philippines

BICOL STATE COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

City of Naga
Telephone No. (054) 472-0416 Loc. 132/127 Fax No. (054) 472-0415

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

STUDY ENTITLED: “UNEMPLOYMENT DURING PANDEMIC: ITS EFFECT ON

MENTAL HEALTH”

Good day respondents!

We, the BEED-3A students of Bicol State College of Applied Science and Technology are conducting
a study about “Unemployment During Pandemic: Its effect on Mental Health. We would like to ask for
your help by answering the following questions. We are interested in your opinion as this will guarantee the
success of the study. Your responses will be anonymous and will never be linked to you personally. Thank
you!

(Kindly provide the information needed)

Name (optional): __________________________ Age: _____ Gender: _____ Status: _______

Direction: Kindly check the statement that corresponds to your answer.

DESCRIPTION OF RATING SCALE

5 ALWAYS You are in agreement with the statement to a very high extent.
4 OFTEN You believe that statement is true to some extent.
3 SOMETIMES You somewhat agree with the statement.
2 RARELY You seldom experience the statement.
1 NEVER You believe that statement is not true to some extent.
HOW PANDEMIC AFFECTS UNEMPLOYMENT
Due to the pandemic... 5 4 3 2 1

1. The safety precautions imposed by the government makes it harder to

find a job.
(Ang mga safety precaution na ipinatupad ng pamahalaan ay nagdagdag
hirap upang makahanap ng trabaho.)
2. A lot of establishment shutdowns resulted in employee
reduction/unemployment.
(Maraming establishamento ang nagsara at nagresulta sa pagbabawas
at pagkawala ng trabaho.)
3. The job availability/vacancies are out of your range, ability and/or
degree.
(Ang mga available o bakanteng trabaho ay wala sa iyong saklaw,
kakayahan at/o pinag-aralan.
4. They are having financial difficulties and find it hard to comply with the
job requirements like swab test, medical test and vaccination.
(Dahil sa kahirapan sa pananalapi, sila nahihirapan kang maghanap at
sumunod sa mga kinakailangan sa trabaho tulad ng swab test, medical
test at pagbabakuna)
EXPERIENCES AFFECTING ONE’S MENTAL HEALTH
1. They experienced feeling sad or down.
 (Sila ay nakakaramdam ng lungkot)
2. They feel unmotivated.
(Sila ay nakakaramdam ng kawalan ng dahilan upang magpatuloy)
3. They feel worthless.
(Sila ay nakakaramdam ng kawalang-halaga)
4. They lose their confidence or self-esteem.
(Sila ay nawalan kumpiyansa o pagpapahalaga sa sarili)
5. They are lacking social support.
(Sila ay may kawalan ng suporta galing sa ibang tao)
6. They always feel excessive anger.
(Sila ay nakakaramdam ng labis na galit)
7. They experienced being embarrassed.
(Sila ay nakakaranas ng pamamahiya)
8. They feel jealous of others.
(Sila ay nakakaramdan ng inggit sa iba)
9. They feel unwanted/alone
(Sila ay nakakaramdam ng hindi gusto at nag-iisa)
10. They lose their interest towards others, certain events or activities.
(Sila ay nawalan ng interes sa iba, mga pangyayari at aktibidad.)