Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic period
This paper aims to look at the level of depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by Filipino college students in a state university in the post-pandemic period. Six hundred thirty (n = 630) students participated in the data collection process, utilizing a stratified random sampling technique. The...
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| author | Chizanne Sarabia-Larena Jay-Ann Estrellanes Badon Chel Gudio Bilocura Ashley Grace Lomongo Fontejon |
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| description | This paper aims to look at the level of depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by Filipino college students in a state university in the post-pandemic period. Six hundred thirty (n = 630) students participated in the data collection process, utilizing a stratified random sampling technique. The data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Mann-Whitney U test. DASS-21 was used to measure the level of depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by the student. Results showed a moderate level of depressive symptoms among male and female respondents. Females reported to have experienced severe anxiety and mild stress, whereas male respondents recorded a moderate level of anxiety and a normal level of stress. Moreover, the results also revealed that there is a significant difference in the level of depression, anxiety, and tension between female and male college students (p < 0.05). This suggests that men and women experienced stressors and pressures and responded to emotional difficulties in distinct ways. This highlights the significance of gender-sensitive approaches in mental health support and intervention programs within educational settings. Appropriate resources and strategies that can be used in academic institutions may include focus group training and workshops about expressing emotions through open dialogue for both genders, gender-specific mental health programs as part of their regular semestral orientation, and educational seminars as part of their mental health programs and services which includes activity such as mental health day or any university-organized games that are related to mental health wherein both genders must participate for a holistic approach. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5511d5151b7b4eb883b3b1e2c465795b2025-08-20T03:36:10ZengHO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCEHo Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Social Sciences2734-93572734-96242024-10-0115310211310.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.en.15.3.3434.20252280Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic periodChizanne Sarabia-Larena0Jay-Ann Estrellanes Badon1Chel Gudio Bilocura2Ashley Grace Lomongo Fontejon3Negros Oriental State University Graduate School, Dumaguete City, Negros OrientalNegros Oriental State University Graduate School, Dumaguete City, Negros OrientalNegros Oriental State University Graduate School, Dumaguete City, Negros OrientalNegros Oriental State University Graduate School, Dumaguete City, Negros OrientalThis paper aims to look at the level of depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by Filipino college students in a state university in the post-pandemic period. Six hundred thirty (n = 630) students participated in the data collection process, utilizing a stratified random sampling technique. The data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Mann-Whitney U test. DASS-21 was used to measure the level of depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by the student. Results showed a moderate level of depressive symptoms among male and female respondents. Females reported to have experienced severe anxiety and mild stress, whereas male respondents recorded a moderate level of anxiety and a normal level of stress. Moreover, the results also revealed that there is a significant difference in the level of depression, anxiety, and tension between female and male college students (p < 0.05). This suggests that men and women experienced stressors and pressures and responded to emotional difficulties in distinct ways. This highlights the significance of gender-sensitive approaches in mental health support and intervention programs within educational settings. Appropriate resources and strategies that can be used in academic institutions may include focus group training and workshops about expressing emotions through open dialogue for both genders, gender-specific mental health programs as part of their regular semestral orientation, and educational seminars as part of their mental health programs and services which includes activity such as mental health day or any university-organized games that are related to mental health wherein both genders must participate for a holistic approach.https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-en/article/view/3434filipino college studentsgender differencesmental health assessmentpost-pandemicquantitative study |
| spellingShingle | Chizanne Sarabia-Larena Jay-Ann Estrellanes Badon Chel Gudio Bilocura Ashley Grace Lomongo Fontejon Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic period Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Social Sciences filipino college students gender differences mental health assessment post-pandemic quantitative study |
| title | Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic period |
| title_full | Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic period |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic period |
| title_short | Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress among Filipino college students during the post-pandemic period |
| title_sort | gender differences in depression anxiety and stress among filipino college students during the post pandemic period |
| topic | filipino college students gender differences mental health assessment post-pandemic quantitative study |
| url | https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-en/article/view/3434 |
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