Theoretical framework

Mental health issue is a continuous process as human problem differ from time to time (Lind,

n.d). Mental health condition of the students is affected by their environment and support from school,

at home, and in the society where strongly needed by students to maintain and improve their academic

performances (Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). These distresses might affect the

students’ academic performances which leads to uprising of behavioral concerns and depreciation in

academic fulfillment (Arvin Larson, 2021). However, Psychosocial Theory of Erikson (1950) examined and

explained that the academic performance of the students is greatly affected by various factors.

Psychosocial Theory of Erikson accounted that people go through several life stages as they mature, with

each of the stages posing a challenge that must be overcome. Erikson also believed that each stage has a

significant psychosocial challenge to meet or crisis to resolve, and our progress through earlier stages

affects our development through the following ones. If this work is not completed, it will result in

emotions of inadequacy rather than a sense of competence and a healthy personality (as cited in

Hechanova, 2022). Prior to that, Perez-Rojo et al. (2022) on their study, they believe that older people

can still be very resilient despite age-related changes such role shifts, sickness, loneliness, and loss. They

also added that older people have the greater capacity and higher resilience in dealing with sudden

circumstances (Perez-Rojo et al.,2022). In addition, Thornton cited that achievability is frequently

influenced directly by the impact on engagement and concentration with academic studies. Students

who are struggling with their mental health may witness a drop in their grades or find it difficult to meet

the high demands of tests and assignments (Thornton, 2021). Thus, the researchers aimed to explore

and determine the level of effects on the mental health affecting the academic performances of college

students of the Divine Word College of Bangued.