Perceived Stress and Well-Being of Young Adult Learners: Basis for Comprehensive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programs
Keywords:Perceived Stress, Well-Being, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Program, Online Psychology App
Understanding the phenomenon of perceived stress and well-being among young adult learners in post-pandemic settings was presented in this study as the foundation for developing culturally sensitive action plans on comprehensive mental health and psychosocial support programs for recommendation as school guidance office activities. The researchers encouraged young adult learners who may be suffering from many issues and stressors to find courage, challenge their status quo, and not only become well-rounded but contribute to the de-stigmatization of any mental health problem and understand that prevention is always better than cure. The researchers employed quantitative research with a descriptive approach. Using stratified random sampling techniques, the researchers surveyed 327 young adult learners aged 18 to 24 years old and above, with 52% males and 48% females as a sample size drawn from a total population of 1,790 college students across all programs in Bestlink College of the Philippines—Bulacan Inc. The study revealed that among the common symptoms of stress for young adult learners, mental or cognitive symptoms, which include difficulty concentrating, feelings of helplessness, disorganized thoughts, anxiety, and low self-esteem, were the most pervasive compared to physical and behavioral symptoms. School activities and workloads, including academic stress and finishing education, choosing a career, feeling isolated, time management, and deadlines, were deemed the most common stressors, followed by financial issues, a lack of resources, home situations, and family relationships. While socializing, connecting, or interacting with others, which includes initiating interactions with friends and family, being friends with neighbors, joining groups and classes of interest, and going online to meet new friends, were recognized as the most effective coping mechanisms against stress, followed by the pleasures of music and art, and this is where most recommendations are rooted from. The researchers developed action plans for peer-to-peer talk therapy, which can be delivered as stress debriefing in one-on-one or group sessions, incorporating comprehensive mental health and psychosocial support programs appropriate for young adult learners, and launching Psychology Society Week, a week-long educational and fun-filled activity. Finally, the introduction of an online psychology app called YAKAPWA.
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"Kufahamu hali ya ""mkazo"" na ""ufahamu"" wa wanafunzi wachanga wa watu wazima: Msingi wa Programu ya Huduma ya Afya ya Akili na Psychosocial ""Mkazo"" na ""Utafiti wa Afya ya Akili na Psychosocial"" - Utafiti huu ulionyesha kuwa kuelewa hali ya ""mkazo"" na ""ufahamu"" kati ya wanafunzi wachanga wa watu wazima katika mazingira ya baada ya janga ni msingi wa kuendeleza mipango ya hatua ya kiutamaduni juu ya mipango ya afya ya akili na msaada wa kisaikolojia." "Wanafunzi vijana ambao wanaweza kuwa wanakabiliwa na matatizo mengi na shinikizo la kukabiliwa na changamoto ya hali yao ya sasa, na sio tu kuwa ""wenye nguvu"" lakini kuchangia kuondoa stigma ya shida yoyote ya afya ya akili na kuelewa kwamba ""kuzuia ni bora kuliko kutibu.""" Watafiti walitumia utafiti wa kiasi na mbinu ya kuelezea. Kwa kutumia mbinu za sampuli za nasibu, watafiti walichunguza wanafunzi 327 wa vijana wenye umri wa miaka 18-24 na zaidi, na wanaume 52% na wanawake 48% kama ukubwa wa sampuli iliyochukuliwa kutoka kwa idadi ya jumla ya wanafunzi wa chuo kikuu 1,790 katika programu zote za Bestlink College of the Philippines. Utafiti huo ulifunua kuwa kati ya dalili za kawaida za mkazo kwa wanafunzi vijana, dalili za kiakili au za utambuzi, ambazo ni pamoja na ugumu wa kukaza fikira, hisia za kutokuwa na msaada, mawazo yasiyo na utaratibu, wasiwasi, na kujidharau, zilikuwa za kawaida zaidi ikilinganishwa na dalili za kimwili na tabia. Shughuli za shule na mzigo wa kazi, ikiwa ni pamoja na mkazo wa kitaaluma na kumaliza elimu, kuchagua kazi, kujisikia kutengwa, usimamizi wa wakati, na tarehe za mwisho, zilionwa kuwa sababu za kawaida za mkazo, ikifuatiwa na masuala ya kifedha, ukosefu wa rasilimali, hali za nyumbani, na mahusiano ya familia. Kuunganisha, kuwasiliana na wengine, kuanzisha mahusiano na marafiki na familia, kuwa rafiki na majirani, kujiunga na vikundi na madarasa ya kupendeza, na kwenda mtandaoni kukutana na marafiki wapya, zilitambuliwa kama njia bora zaidi za kukabiliana na mkazo, ikifuatiwa na raha za muziki na sanaa. Watafiti waliunda mipango ya hatua kwa ajili ya peer-to-peer mazungumzo ya matibabu, ambayo inaweza kutolewa kama fahamu ya mkazo katika moja-kwa-moja au makundi ya vikao, kuingiza afya ya akili ya kina na mipango ya msaada wa kisaikolojia inayofaa kwa wanafunzi vijana, na kuzindua wiki ya jamii ya saikolojia, shughuli ya elimu ya wiki moja na ya furaha. "Kama mfano, kuna programu ya ""Yakapo"" ya kisaikolojia ya mtandaoni ambayo inatoa msaada wa kiakili kwa watu wenye matatizo ya akili." Copyright: 2021 Ascendance Asia Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Conference Proceedings Kazi hii imeruhusiwa chini ya Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Haki za uchapaji na kutokuwamo kwa hati ambazo ni pamoja na masuala yote ya Ascend Asia Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Conference Proceedings zinashikiliwa na AAMJRCP, isipokuwa kama imeelezwa vinginevyo. Mkusanyiko wote ni Copyright © na AAMJRCP, haki zote zimehifadhiwa. Vitu vilivyochapishwa na AAMJRCP vinaweza kusambazwa kwa ukarimu kati ya watu binafsi; hata hivyo, haziwezi kuchapishwa tena katika vyombo vyovyote bila idhini ya maandishi ya mwandishi na taarifa ya mapema ya Bodi ya Uhariri ya AAMJRCP. Kwa ajili ya ruhusa ya kuchapisha makala zilizochapishwa katika AAMJRCP, tafadhali wasiliana na Bodi ya Uhariri kwenye email@example.com. Maelezo na maoni yaliyochapishwa katika jarida la Ascendance Asia Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Conference Proceedings (AAMJRC) yanaonyesha maoni ya waandishi pekee. Waandishi ni wajibu kwa ajili ya citing yao ya vyanzo na usahihi wa marejeo yao na bibliographies. Wahariri hawawezi kuwajibika kwa ukosefu wowote au ukiukaji wowote wa haki za watu wa tatu. Vyama vya nia pia wanaweza moja kwa moja kuwasiliana na waandishi kuomba nakala kamili ya kesi ya jarida.