The impact of mental health promotion on coping mechanism among Grade 11 physical sciences learners in Nkandla Circuit
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v12i7.2818Keywords:
mental health issues, mental health services, coping mechanism, academic performance, grade repetition and drop out.Abstract
This study examined the impact of mental health promotion on coping mechanisms among grade 11 Physical sciences learners. A poor coping mechanism is associated with poor mental health and poor academic performance due to inadequate mental health resources and services. Participants selected using a purposive sampling technique from the accessible population, 08 physical sciences educators and 109 Grade 11 learners from eight targeted schools in the Nkandla Circuit of the Empangeni district made up the sample. The study used a mixed approach and a triangulation research design. The questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. Quantitative data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 27 and thematic analysis was used for interviews. The findings revealed that Physical sciences learners with mental health issues underperform because their coping mechanisms are compromised by inadequate mental health resources and services. The findings of this study are diagnostic, and they assist the Department of Education in improving learner support provided by school social workers in schools. Most participants indicated that school social workers visit the school less frequently, making it difficult to monitor the coping mechanisms of learners with mental health issues. Since most schools lack school social workers, the Department of Basic Education should assign more school social workers to assist learners with mental health issues. Further study is required to determine more academic coping mechanisms used by learners who have mental health issues under the supervision of school social workers. This suggests that if the inadequate supply of mental health support services and medical care were addressed seriously, the high proportion of poor coping mechanisms among grade 11 physical sciences learners with mental health would decrease.
Downloads
References
Alavi, H., & H?bek, P. (2016). Addressing Research Design Problem in Mixed Methods Research. Management Systems in Production Engineering, 21(1), 62–66. https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-10-01-2016 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-10-01-2016
Ball, A. (2016). School mental health content in stare in -service K-12 teaching standards in the United States. Teaching and Teaching education, 60, 312-320. https.//ps:doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(16)32179-1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2016.08.020
Barton, G. H. (2020). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd Edition; International Student Edition) by John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark. https://doi.org/10.3828/mb.2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53841/bpscog.2020.1.5.88
Benders, D. S. (2011). The Influence of Technology on the Academic Achievement of Students with Low Socioeconomic Status. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1968560 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1968560
Brown, L., & Durrheim, K. (2009). Different kinds of knowing. Generating qualitative data through mobile inter-activity. Qualitative Inquiry, 15, 911-930.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.bmj.b4463 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800409333440
Busscher, B., & Spinhoven, P. (2016). Cognitive Coping as a Mechanism of Change in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Fear of Flying. A Longitudinal Study with 3-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73(9), 1064–1075. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22424. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22424
Carbon finance in Africa. (2014). OECD Journal: General Papers, 2010(4), 143–162. Cognitive Psychology Bulletin, 1(5), 88–89. https://doi.org/10.1787/gen_papers-2010-5k9bdtsvdgmx DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/gen_papers-2010-5k9bdtsvdgmx
Matergia, M. (2021). Perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of teachers serving as mental health lay counsellors in a low and middle income country. a mixed methods pragmatic pilot study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15(1). doi:10.1186/s13033-021-00453-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-021-00453-3
Day-Calder, M. (2017). Coping with the stress of a major incident. Nursing Standard, 31(44), 37–38. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.31.44.37.s43 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.31.44.37.s43
Dieleman, C. (2014). Mapping Community Capacity: Identifying Existing Community Assets for Supporting People with Mental Health Problems Who Have Been Involved with the Criminal Justice System. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 33(3), 29–42. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2014-021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2014-021
DP, H. (2022). The Time has come to Apply Ethical Principles to Mental Health, Doing the Right Thing is Good for our Health. Annals of Bioethics & Clinical Applications, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.23880/abca-16000239 DOI: https://doi.org/10.23880/abca-16000239
Harbola, R. (2021). Impact and need of psychological counselling in a school setting. IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review,9(2),84-87https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3456567 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3456567
Hjorth, C. F., Bilgrav, L., & Frandsen, L. S. (2016). Mental health and school dropout across educational levels and genders: a 4.8-year follow-up study. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 1-12. doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3622-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3622-8
Hirose, M., & Creswell, J. (2018). The Use of Mixed Methods in Practical Psychological Research. The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, 82(0), TWS-013. https://doi.org/10.4992/pacjpa.82.0_tws-013 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4992/pacjpa.82.0_TWS-013
Keh, C., Yong, M., & Chong, P. S. (2022). A qualitative study about engagement in a school-based prevention programme for secondary school students. Mental Health & Prevention, 26, 200237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2022.200237 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2022.200237
Kim, S., Kim, Y., Lee, J., & Kim, H. S. (2015). Identifying and Evaluating Chaotic Behavior in Hydro-Meteorological Processes. Advances in Meteorology, 2015, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/195940 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/195940
Kirsh, B., Friedland, J., Sunny, C., Gopalasuntharanathan, N., Orfus, S., Salkovitch, M., . . . Webber, C. (2016). Experiences of university students living with mental health problems: Interrelations between the self, the social, and the school. Work, 53(2), 325-335. doi:10.3233/WOR-152153 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-152153
Lange, K. W. (2021). Task sharing in psychotherapy as a viable global mental health approach in resource-poor countries and also in high-resource settings. Global Health Journal, 5(3), 120–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glohj.2021.07.001 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glohj.2021.07.001
Lee, Y., & Seo, I. (2019). Factors influencing the duration of environmental conflicts: Qualitative quantification of data through triangulation strategy. Korean Public Administration Review, 53(1), 125–159. https://doi.org/10.18333/kpar.53.1.125 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18333/KPAR.53.1.125
Legters, N., & Balfanz, R. (2010). Do we have what it takes to put all students on the graduation path? New Directions for Youth Development, 2010(127), 11–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.359 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.359
Iemmi, V. (2021). Global collective action in mental health financing: Allocation of development assistance for mental health in 142 countries, 2000–2015. Social Science & Medicine, 287, 114354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114354 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114354
Moran, G. S., Baruch, Y., Azaiza, F., & Lachman, M. (2015). Why do mental health consumers who receive rehabilitation services, are not using them? A Qualitative Investigation of Users’ Perspectives in Israel. Community Mental Health Journal, 52(7), 859–872. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9905-1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9905-1
Mudzielwana, N., Mbulaheni, V., & Kutame, A. (2017). Teacher Mental Health Promotion in Creating Quality Teaching Environments in Dysfunctional Secondary Schools. Journal of Psychology, 8(2), 68–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/09764224.2017.1385933 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09764224.2017.1385933
Piaget, J. (1964). Part I: Cognitive development in children: Piaget development and learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2(3), 176–186. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660020306 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.3660020306
Prawat, R., Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1972). Mental Imagery in the Child. American Educational Research Journal, 9(4), 615. https://doi.org/10.2307/1162282 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1162282
Regan, J., Lau, A. S., Barnett, M., Stadnick, N., Hamilton, A., Pesanti, K., . . . Brookman-Frazee, L. (2017). Agency responses to a system-driven implementation of multiple evidence-based practices in children’s mental health services. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2613-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2613-5
S Whiting, L., Petty, J., Littlechild, B., & Rogers, S. (2021). Undertaking pre-pilot work to gain an empathetic insight into participants’ perspectives. Nurse Researcher, 29(4), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2021.e1804 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2021.e1804
Tashakkori, A., & Creswell, J. W. (2008). Editorial: Mixed Methodology Across Disciplines. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2(1), 3–6. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689807309913 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689807309913
Thornicroft, G. (2012). Evidence-based mental health care and implementation science in low- and middle-income countries. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 21(3), 241–244. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796012000261 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796012000261
Thornicroft, G., & Henderson, C. (2016). Joint Decision Making and Reduced Need for Compulsory Psychiatric Admission. JAMA Psychiatry, 73(7), 647. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0571 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0571
Wang, H. (2015). Mental health and dropout behaviour: A cross-sectional study of junior high students in northwest rural China. International Journal of Educational Development, 41, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.12.005 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.12.005
Wang, C., Cramer, K. M., Cheng, H. L., & Do, K. A. (2019). Associations Between Depression Literacy and Help-Seeking Behavior for Mental Health Services Among High School Students. School Mental Health, 11(4), 707–718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-019-09325-1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-019-09325-1
Watson, M. (2003). Psychological coping and cancer. BMJ, 326(7389), 598a–5598. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7389.598/a DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7389.598/a
Wesner, A. C., Gomes, J. B., Detzel, T., Blaya, C., Manfro, G. G., & Heldt, E. (2014). Effect of cognitive-behavioral group therapy for panic disorder in changing coping strategies. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55(1), 87–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.06.008 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.06.008
WHO (World Health Organization). (2014). Public health round-up. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 92(3), 156–157. https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.14.010314 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.14.010314
Wisdom, J.P., Cavaleri, M. C., & Onwuegbuzie, A.T. (2011). Methodological reporting in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods health Services research articles. Health https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01344.x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01344.x
Yoder, H. N. C., Tol, W. A., Reis, R., & de Jong, J. T. V. M. (2016). Child mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory qualitative study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10, 1-13. doi:10.1186/s13033-016-0080-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0080-8
Yoshii, H., Akazawa, K., & Saito, H. (2016). Self-Esteem, Self-Stigma, and Stigmatization among People with Mental Illness in Japan Who Have Work Experience.Psychology,07(08),1174–1184.https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2016.78118 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2016.78118
???, & Kwangsoo Kim. (2016). An Analysis on the Resilience of the Children of Single-Parent Families who Experienced Parents Loss. Korean Journal of Elementary Education, 27(3), 15–36. https://doi.org/10.20972/kjee.27 DOI: https://doi.org/10.20972/kjee.27.3.201609.15
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Nondumiso Princess Mzobe, Taurayi Willard Chinaka
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
For all articles published in IJRBS, copyright is retained by the authors. Articles are licensed under an open access Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license, meaning that anyone may download and read the paper for free. In addition, the article may be reused and quoted provided that the original published version is cited. These conditions allow for maximum use and exposure of the work, while ensuring that the authors receive proper credit.
