Investigating the role of social support in improving the mental health of secondary school female students in the conditions of the Corona pandemic in the academic year of 2021-2022 in Bushehr schools.

zohreh shakib¹ samane jamali²

1) Master of Health Education and Health Promotion, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
2) Master of Health Education and Health Promotion, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

IOI Code : XYCF-HGABA
Publication : 2nd.International Congress on Management, Economy, Humanities and Business Development(icmba.ir)
Abstract :
    Introduction: The global spread of the new corona virus (Covid-19), which appeared in 2019, is considered a threat to the health and lives of millions of people around the world. The stress caused by this disease and its destructive psycho-social effects have affected the health, mental well-being and harmony of all age groups, and children and teenagers were not exempt from this. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of social support in promoting mental health in high school students. Method: In this study, a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted using a random sampling method on 318 female students studying in Bushehr schools in the academic year of 2021-2022. Data collection tools include demographic information. and questionnaires of public health and social support were understood and SPSS statistical software was used in data analysis, in addition to providing descriptive indicators from t and chi-square tests. Findings: It showed that almost half of the students (46%) were suspected of mental health disorder and the other half (54%) had relatively good mental health. There is a significant difference between mental health with social support and its subscales and interest in the field, academic satisfaction and non-academic satisfaction (p = 0.000). Conclusion: Social support plays a significant role in improving the mental health of students in the conditions of a disease epidemic

Keywords : corona disease social support mental health students