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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Secondary School Heads 

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Psych Educ Multidisc J, 2023, 12 (8), 843-860, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8278256, ISSN 2822-4353
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Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed the entire world, with governments implementing quarantine and physical isolation protocols for months. As the quarantine period lengthens, mental health issues, becomes a concern. As a result of the COVID-19 horror, mental health issues are expected to arise. The purpose of this research is to ascertain the impact of the pandemic on mental health. The descriptive research method was used in this study to determine the impact of the pandemic on mental health. Descriptive research, in particular, uses qualitative methods to collect information from participants. This study included 57 randomly selected respondents. To collect data, self-written standardized questionnaire with a four-point Likert scale were used. To assess the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and coping styles, the researcher interviewed the participants using a variety of questions. Furthermore, the participants in this study are the Secondary School Heads of Masbate Province. Findings revealed that there are numerous factors that affect mental health in the event of a pandemic, and these factors have a significant impact on the respondents’ lives. Regardless of their difficulties, they always find their own coping strategies to divert their difficulties, and one of their primary coping tools is maintaining an active lifestyle and healthy living.

Keywords mental health philippines pandemic school heads quarantine and physical isolation protocols
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This paper a National High School Department of Education — Philippines a National High School … 1 author Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology — Philippines Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa … 1 author Hazel Recaña — corresponding author HR Hazel Recaña ✉ Elreen Delavin ED Elreen Delavin

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Bibliographic Information

Hazel Recaña, Elreen Delavin, (2023). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Secondary School Heads , Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 12(8): 843-860
Bibtex Citation
@article{hazel_recaña2023pemj,
author = {Hazel Recaña and Elreen Delavin},
title = {Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Secondary School Heads},
journal = {Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal},
year = {2023},
volume = {12},
number = {8},
pages = {843-860},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.8278256},
url = {https://scimatic.org/show_manuscript/1885}
}
APA Citation
Recaña, H., Delavin, E., (2023). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Secondary School Heads . Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 12(8), 843-860. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8278256

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