Anxiety Level of College Students During COVID-19 Pandemic
April Faith Loberas
Discipline: Education
Abstract:
The present study aimed to examine the level of anxiety of college students during the COVID-19
pandemic. This study utilized the quantitative research design. The participants of this study were
237 college students. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale was utilized to determine the anxiety level of
college students. According to the findings, the participants that had the highest level of anxiety when
grouped according to year level were the fourth-year students while the group that got the lowest
level of anxiety were the third-year students, whereas the highest level of anxiety in terms of sex were
the females compared to males and when grouped according to the academic program of the
respondents the highest were the students enrolled in Bachelor of Elementary Education while the
lowest were the students enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. This study showed that the
graduating students had higher anxiety levels compared to the other year level. The result of this
study implies that college students of Kabankalan Catholic College experienced Moderate Levels of
Anxiety during the Covid-19 Pandemic due to new normal types of learning such as modular and
online classes that made their work more difficult regarding their time and internet connection. The
findings of this study suggest that students need extra effort in learning the strategies to overcome
anxiety and learn the benefits of managing anxiety.
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