Mental Health of Public School Teachers in Davao de Oro, Philippines

Abstract

Aims: The present investigation aims to determine the mental health status of public school teachers post-pandemic. This study seeks to provide descriptive results on the depression, anxiety, and stress scale of the respondents. Study Design: The study employed a quantitative survey design. Methodology: A total of 175 public school teachers responded to the survey. This utilized the DASS-21. Data were analyzed using frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, ANOVA, and T-test. Results: The findings revealed that 58.29% of respondents are female, 34.86% are between 31 to 35 years old, and 41.71% have been in service for 6 to 10 years. At the time of this study, 45.71% of the respondents are currently enrolled in graduate studies. The status of their mental health was as follows: Stress scale (20), depression scale (13), and anxiety (9) interpreted as moderate, mild, and mild, respectively. Also, there is a significant difference in the statuses of respondents' mental health when grouped according to years in service, age, and gender. Conclusion: The study concluded that public school teachers are experiencing mild symptoms of anxiety and depression and moderate stress levels. This entails that there remains room for improving current efforts to rally contextualized efforts to improve the mental health status of teachers.