Bending not breaking: coping among Filipino University students experiencing psychological distress during the Global Health Crisis

Bending not breaking: coping among Filipino University students experiencing psychological distress during the Global Health Crisis

The impact of the global health crisis on students’ mental health has been well documented. While most of the studies looked into the psychological impact of the coronavirus disease, the process of coping with psychological distress as experienced by university students in the Philippines remains un...

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Published in:Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) N.J.), 2023-11, Vol.42 (33), p.28857-28867
Main Authors: Serrano, Jennifer O., Reyes, Marc Eric S.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Mental health
Psychology
Social Sciences
University students
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Summary:The impact of the global health crisis on students’ mental health has been well documented. While most of the studies looked into the psychological impact of the coronavirus disease, the process of coping with psychological distress as experienced by university students in the Philippines remains unexamined. Cognizant of the dearth in literature, this grounded theory study purports to investigate and understand the coping processes among 20 Filipino university students. A comprehensive model highlights Filipino university students’ coping techniques with psychological distress through vertical and horizontal analysis of the field text, open, axial, and selective coding. To ensure the trustworthiness and truthfulness of the theory and for refinement and consistency, triangulation, peer debriefing, and member checking validation strategies were likewise employed. The novel and distinct B.E.N.D. Model of Coping with Psychological Distress illustrates a substantive four-phased process symbolic of the challenges that a bamboo tree underwent, namely: (1) B efuddling Phase, (2) E nduring Phase, (3) N avigating Phase, and (4) D eveloping Phase. The phases that emerged had the advanced appreciable understanding of the university students’ coping processes that may provide evidence-based information in crafting programs and specific interventions to support and safeguard students’ mental health.
ISSN:1046-1310
1936-4733