Social support and mental health outcomeof high school students

This survey–correlational research was conducted to determine the social support and mental health outcome of high school students of Tuburan National High School for the school year 2024–2025. The participants of this study were the 241 taken from the total population of 605 high school students selected through stratified random sampling by lottery method using the Sloven formula. To measure the level of social support, a 25-item social support questionnaire adapted from Zinet, Dahlem, & Farley (1998) was used. To measure the mental outcome of students, a 15-item mental outcome questionnaire adapted from Hyland, Johnson, and Kerrigan (2012) was used. The two instruments were subjected to face and content validation by a panel of experts and were pilot-tested to 30 high school students who were not included as participants of the study for reliability measures. The independent variable in this study was the social support of high school students. The dependent variable was the mental health outcome of high school students. Frequency count, percentage, mean, and standard deviation as descriptive statistical tools were utilized for data analysis. Moreover, the Pearson r will be used as inferential statistical tools to determine the significance of differences and relationships. A two-tailed test will be used at 5% level of significance for all inferential analysis. Result of the study revealed that the social support and mental health outcome of high school students has significant strong positive relationship which having a good support system is paramount in fostering the positive mental health outcomes among high school students. The stronger the social support, the stronger the students’ mental health outcomes are likely to be.