|
|
| |
| Investigating the Mental Health Issues among Teenagers and their Coping Mechanisms during Community Quarantines in the Philippines |
Jhon Leroy DG. Ramirez , Rachelle Anne Joyce B. Cura , Clarrence Kate C. De Jesus, Rezia Marielle V. Ingalla , Hannah Claire S. Janer, Mari Shi Beatriz L. Koga, Nicole L. Lacabe, Johanna Casey B. Roldan, Christopher DC. Francisco
|
Abstract:
The main objective of the research was to investigate the mental health Issues faced by teenagers and their coping mechanisms during community quarantines in the Philippines. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used which focuses on the experiences of people. Qualitative research is an approach which relies on data observed by researchers, mainly through interviews, observations, and questionnaires. The researchers explicated the data gathered instead of analyzing it. The explication process referred to has five phases or steps: (1) bracketing the phenomenological reduction. (2) delineating units of meaning. (3) clustering of units of meaning to form themes. (4) summarizing each interview, and (5) extracting general and unique themes from all the interviews and making their agreement with the interview and making a composite summary in the form of a grounded theoretical framework. The researchers found out that all the participants encountered issues regarding their mental health such as restlessness, fatigue, poor concentration, and sleep disturbances during the quarantine period. In the early stages, student two accepted isolation in a positive outlook because it gives them more time to rest but, the result of the said isolation only made them more prone to stress and pressure. When you look at the pandemic objectively, you will also notice the numerous benefits this pandemic brings to us like having enough rest and having more time to spend with our families but these benefits are being outnumbered by the bad effects such as ruined businesses, death rates going up and the negative impact it brings to our mental health
|
|
|
| | |