Date of Completion
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
Keywords
Anxiety Level, Social Participation
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant demand on mental health services. It greatly affected the psychosocial aspect of emerging adults who are at great risk for depression and anxiety. Anxiety affects social participation of emerging adults whose age group is crucial in building relationships as they emerge from the educational to a working setting. For this reason, this study aims to identify the correlation between emerging adult's anxiety level and frequency of social participation in De La Salle Medical Health Sciences Institute. The study gathered 122 respondents who answered an online survey containing a total of 16 items from the Adapted Social Participation Measure and 7 items from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7. The result indicates that the anxiety level and frequency of social participation of emerging adults had a significant correlation as r = -0.215, p < 0.05. Emerging adults had an anxiety level of “Mild Anxiety” and a social participation level of “High” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a weak negative correlation coefficient, suggesting that as social participation increases, the level of anxiety decreases, and vice versa.
First Advisor
Mariko A Sasai
APA Citation
Alimpoos, A. T., Babilonia, M. D., Manalaysay, D. F., Noveno, B. S., Razote, A. L., Santos, R. M., & Talidro, V. E. (2023). Anxiety level and social participation with peers of emerging adults during the Covid-19 pandemic in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute: a correlational study. [Bachelor's thesis, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/bsot/62