Date of Completion

2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Keywords

Resilience, Psychological, Grade Point Average, College Students

Abstract

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools and universities were shifted from face-to-face to abrupt online and/or modular-type learning. These changes have caused additional stress for all medical students, including the pharmacy programs. Resilience can have a significant role in students' well-being and academic success. Despite the fact that the students have no control over these events, they still know how to respond to the situations in order to overcome challenges and find a way to continue moving toward their goals. Rather than letting difficulties, traumatic events, or failure overcome them, they can hold onto their strengths and support systems to overcome challenges and find a way to continue moving toward their goals. This study aimed to assess the significant relationship between resilience scores and categorized them into different levels of resilience as well as the different demographic parameters such as Sex, GWA, Age, and Year Levels among the students of De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute - Dr. Mariano Que College of Pharmacy.

Methodology: A cross-sectional research design was used to assess the demographic profile of students at De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute - Dr. Mariano Que College of Pharmacy. A questionnaire survey was adapted and utilized in this study between April and May 2022. There were a total of 170 pharmacy students who responded to the online survey questionnaire.

Results: Based on the results, regarding the resilience score for students’ sex, male students showed moderately high levels of resilience, whereas female students had moderate levels of resilience. The results for the resilience score for students’ age, showed that students aged 18 years old had the highest level of resilience, having a resilience of moderately high classification while the rest were moderate. In regards to the resilience score for students’ year levels, the results showed that 4th year level students had the highest level of resilience, having a moderately high classification while the other year levels were moderate. While the results for the students’ GWA showed that GWA’s ranging from 96-90, 89-83, and 82-76 had an equal level of resilience, showing them to have a moderate level of resilience.

Conclusion: The findings of this study regarding the significant relationship between Resilience Score and Student’s Sex using Mann-Whitney U test was implied to be not statistically significant. The Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted to determine the significance relationship between Resilience Score and the Student’s Age. Based on the results, it was also found to be not statistically significant. Based on the results, regarding the significant relationship between Resilience Score and the Students’ Four (4) Year Levels using Kruskal-Wallis test it was also implied to be not statistically significant. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine the significant relationship between the Resilience Score and the Students’ General Weighted Average (GWA). In the findings, it was determined to be statistically significant with the subscale of Equanimity and Self-reliance. Despite that the other variables were not to be found significant, this study can provide a baseline information in developing programs and policies to assess and understand student resilience.

First Advisor

Timothy Jay L. Bengala

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