DELVING INTOTHE MENTAL HEALTH OF SUDENTS OF EUGENIO CABEZAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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Juvy Dela Cruz Delgado
MAED Teacher III, Eugenio Cabezas National High School, B57 Lot 4A Woodville Lapaz Homes 2 Barangay Cabezas Trece Martires City Cavite Philippines 4109

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This descriptive research was conducted to determine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to the mental health of students and it was also conducted to understand the level of the students’ mental health in terms of depression, anxiety and stress. The research instrument that was used was adopted. The Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) is a set of three-self report scales designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. It consists of 21 items. The respondents of the research were 50 students from the Eugenio Cabezas National High School. The mean method was used to determine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and also the level of mental health of the students in terms of depression, anxiety and stress. The following results showed that anxiety got the highest rating and level with an interpretation level of Extremely Severe followed by depression and stress with an interpretation level of Moderate.

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Juvy Dela Cruz Delgado. (2022). DELVING INTOTHE MENTAL HEALTH OF SUDENTS OF EUGENIO CABEZAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Galaxy International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 10(6), 659–665. Retrieved from https://giirj.com/index.php/giirj/article/view/3531
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