The study determined the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of the Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management students of the Nueva Vizcaya State University.
In particular, the paper assessed the demographic profile of the Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management students, as well as their level of agreement on the factors affecting their mental health during the pandemic, their perceptions of the effects of COVID-19 on their mental health, coping mechanisms employed to address mental health difficulties, and the interplay of the variables.
Total enumeration was done in this study with 153 Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management students from first year to fourth year currently enrolled in the first semester of the academic year 2021-2022. The two-part survey questionnaire was administered through google form.
This study employed a descriptive-inferential technique. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage distribution, mean and standard deviations were used to determine the respondents' profile, as well as their level of agreement on the factors affecting their mental health during the pandemic, their perceptions of the effects of COVID-19, coping mechanisms employed to address mental health difficulties. Meanwhile, the analysis of variance and t-test were calculated to determine significant differences in the variables when classified by profile variables.
According to the findings, the COVID-19 pandemic had an effect on the mental health of the respondents and the predictors were the age group, factors affecting the mental health of students and their ability to cope with the mental health difficulties of the pandemic. Furthermore, it was found that the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of the respondents significantly varied when grouped by age and year level.
Keywords: Mental Health, Tourism Management Students, COVID-19, Impact

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management)

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