Student mental health profile of teachers and their families during the Covid Pandemic

Abstract

One of the most important issues in human life today is mental health and understanding how to achieve it, which has been strongly influenced by the Covid Pandemic. The aim of this study was to represent the role of studentteachers of Farhangian University of Shahid Hasheminejad Campus in their mental health and that of their families during the outbreak of Covid 19. This research was a qualitative research and its method was inferential content analysis in an inductive manner in which free codes were extracted and finally the final themes were abstracted. The study population consisted of student-teachers of Farhangian University, Shahid Hasheminejad Campus and a sample of 20 student-teachers who were selected by convenience sampling method. Findings were collected through semistructured interview tools. Interview questions based on the mental health components of Ellis and Tudor (1996) were prepared under the supervision of psychologists and curriculum planners. The results indicate the effective role of student-teachers in developing the spirit of sports and physical activity, creating a happy and fun atmosphere, giving hope and increasing motivation, strengthening the spirit of closeness and trust in God, promoting the correct culture of using cyberspace, guidance in preventing coronary heart disease Strengthening virtual communication and limiting face-to-face communication, development of mental abilities, and educational role.