Single-valued neutrosophic N -soft set and intertemporal single-valued neutrosophic N -soft set to assess and pre-assess the mental health of students amidst COVID-19

Abstract

Aim - Stress binds everyone as we face uncertainty in our lives. So, it is notable that we experience
anxiety during this coronavirus disease (COV ID − 19) pandemic context. When we try to handle stress for
longer duration leads to chronic, and it can affect both physical and mental health. The scientific techniques to
precisely pre-assess or assess mental health disorders are hardly available for the students. This paper intends
to provide an explication to pre-assess or assess the mental health of the students amidst this pandemic. We
present the notions of single-valued neutrosophic N -soft set (SV NN SS) and the quasi-hyperbolic discounting
intertemporal single-valued neutrosophic N -soft set (QHDISV NN SS) to show the mental condition of the students. Design- We develop a four-phase method to pre-assess or assess the mental health disorders of students.
In the initial phase, we present an outline to identify the students, parameters, and the psychosocial aspects of
the students. Also, we provide the framework of positive and negative statements for each parameter, rating
scales, and scoring norms. In the second phase, we execute case studies based on observation of the students
and mention the values using neutrosophic numbers for each counseling session with no loss of information.
Then we apply the concept of score function (SF) and weighted single-valued neutrosophic vector (W SV NV ).
In the third phase, we construct SV NN SS or QHDISV NN SS to access or pre-access the mental health of
the students. Finally, we assess the scores of each student with the help of norms and predict mental health
disorders. Results- Using SV NN SS, we can assess the mental health of the students and able to pre-assess
the mental health of the students by using QHDISV NN SS. Hence, this result supports the psychiatrist or
the counselor to focus on those with mental health conditions, as they are known to experience a higher level
of emotional distress. Contributions- This study shows how the significance of the neutrosophic concept can
be modified and implemented in the psychology field to determine the mental health of the students. Implications- As pointed out by the counselor and the therapist, the first step to self-care is to take care of our mental
health. Here, in this study, we provide a solution to pre-assess and assess the mental health of the students by
using these concepts. This method gives a valuable solution to the counselor or the therapist for analyzing the
psychosocial aspects.