Abstract :
The impact of psychosocial factors on the mental health of ordinary and professional
people is normally a theme in various psychological and clinical studies but now it is more relevant
due to the pandemic caused by Covid-19. This study was focused on the effect of different aspects of
pandemics like job losses or salary cuts led to economic abuse, gender discrimination, teachinglearning
paradigm shift, learning new skills, learning attitude, household workload, the expectation
of family members, and responsibilities on educators' negative mental health and role of knowledge,
skills, and abilities as components of cognitive competencies in coping and managing such adverse
issues. Participants for the study were educators having an age range in early and middle adulthood.
Statistical tools descriptive, correlational and regression analysis were used. Educators having high
knowledge, skills, and abilities levels have managed this adversity up to some extent, but moderate
cognitive competent educators were impacted more and faced negative mental health symptoms.
Childhood self-esteem and high cognitive competencies give psychological strength to cope and
manage mental health issues from routine stress to the natural disaster-caused negative impacts.
Keyword :
Cognitive competence, Covid-19, Educators, Mental Health, Psychosocial impacts.