Mental Well-Being Among Senior High School Learners: Basis for Contextualized Mental Health Initiative

This study aimed to determine the mental well-being of senior high school learners in terms of depression, anxiety, and stress; identify the perceived causes of these conditions in terms of academic, personal, lifestyle, social, and financial; and propose a contextualized mental health initiative based on the findings. The study utilized a descriptive research design involving 330 senior high school learners at Victoria National High School, Victoria, Tarlac, selected through stratified random sampling.

Data was gathered using the standardized Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) and a researcher-made questionnaire on the causes of depression, anxiety, and stress. Frequency counts, percentages, weighted mean, and descriptive statistics were used in analyzing the data. Findings revealed that most respondents had normal levels of depression and normal levels of stress.