The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Cruise Ship Students at Iloilo State College of Fisheries
The purpose of the study is to assess the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic of the Cruise Ship Students of Iloilo State College of Fisheries in terms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Scale (DASS – 21) will be adopted and administered. According to Lovibond, S.H. & Lovibond, P.F. (1995), DASS -21 is the most reliable tool when it comes to the assessment of the psychological distress of every individual. The study was conducted in Iloilo State College of Fisheries, Tiwi, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. The study was conducted last December 2020 to September 2021. Participants are the Bachelor of Science in Cruise Ship Management of Iloilo State College of Fisheries., were utilized as respondents of the study. The respondents were composed of One Hundred Seven-ten Bachelor of Science in Cruise Ship Management through Random sampling using frequency and percentage. A descriptive method and quantitative research design was employed in the study. Answered questionnaires were gathered, tabulated, and analyzed using appropriate statistical tool. The results of the study in anxiety the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the Cruise Ship Students the result show that 30 student got extremely severe is equivalent to 63.3 percent and 11 got a severe equivalent to 36.7 percent. In stress the result show that 30 student got extremely severe that equivalent to 100 percent and depression the result show that 5 student got extremely severe that equivalent to 16.7 percent, 22 student got severe that equivalent to 73.3 percent and 3 student got moderate that equivalent to 10 percent.
