ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought about sudden changes to the ways and living of the people and the systems of the world considering all the restrictions and implemented health and safety protocols to prevent the further spread of the virus. It has affected all people in all ways and one of the vulnerable sector are the students specifically on how they have coped and adjusted to the sudden shift of ways. One hundred students from the 5 different academic departments of Holy Name University enrolled in the second semester of the school year 2021-2022 participating in this study. The research participants were asked to answer 2 questionnaires to determine both their level of psychological adaptability and help seeking intention, and if there is a significant relationship between the two. Overall, the research revealed that the two variables have a very low positive correlation which means that there is no significant relationship between the level of psychological adaptability and help-seeking intention of the students of Holy Name University during the COVID-19 pandemic. For psychological adaptability, results revealed that most of the respondents are somewhat adaptable to the changes brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of their emotional and cognitive-behavioral aspect. On the other hand, for help-seeking intention, results revealed that Generally, the respondents are unlikely to seek help except for their Friend/s, Parent/s, and other Relative/Family Members.

CAS Bachelor of Science in Psychology