Help-Seeking Attitudes and Intentions of Male and Female Senior High School Students on Face-To-Face and Online Counseling

Date of Award

7-1-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master in Education, Major in Guidance and Counseling

First Advisor

Marites R. Veloso

Abstract

Counseling has been one of the primary means of supporting adolescents, who are potentially at risk for emotional issues caused by the ongoing paradigm shift in learning caused by COVID-19. This exploratory study intends to present the prior and current counseling experiences of adolescents, through face-to-face counseling which was dominantly used before the pandemic, and online counseling which has been the primary mode of counseling used due to social restrictions implemented. More importantly, the study explored the difference between males and females regarding their attitudes and intentions to seek online and face-to-face counseling. The participants of the study were chosen through voluntary response sampling, and data were collected through online surveys. The quantitative findings revealed that there is no significant difference between sexes assigned at birth on their views and intent to seek both modes of counseling. Results of the study are also explored based on its implications to educators in the field of guidance and counseling.

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