MENTAL HEALTH STATE OF INSTRUCTORS IN A WFH SETUP

Author Name: Ruby T. Galang

Volume/Issue: 03/09

Country: United States

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-74549122/UIJIR

Affiliation:

MA Ed; Michael Angelo F. Bacani; Maricel M. Supan, MAT; Pier Angelie M. Malate Arnold D. Lumanlan, MAE, United States

ABSTRACT

With the new regular setup in a pandemic because of the Work from Home (WFH) arrangement established by the higher education institutions, mental health among teachers has been a problem. This study aimed to analyze the instructors' mental health within the WFH system. The 100 respondents were purposefully chosen and divided into two groups of 50 men and 50 women using a quantitative descriptive approach. A test known as the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-38; Davies, Sherbourne, Peterson, & Ware, 1998) was modified by the researchers. Descriptive analysis and the t-test were used to assess the collected data. The findings indicated that respondents' mental health was low and that there were no notable variations between them. The results showed that respondents occasionally felt quiet and calm, felt emotionally secure, occasionally or never felt upbeat and joyous, and virtually never felt content with their personal lives. Additionally, respondents frequently or very frequently felt tight, downhearted, and blue, had trouble focusing, were worried and found it difficult to settle down, and felt downhearted, melancholy, and lonely. The development of students' personalities is negatively impacted by the instructors' bad mental health both indirectly and occasionally directly. To address the mental, psychological, and health-related issues of instructors, this study suggests that more guidance office services be widely advertised and that more mental health-related programs be developed.

Key words: Mental health, WFH Set-up, Gender Differences