Academic Stress on Students: Causes and Coping up Strategies

Lian B. Agustin, Ma. Julia Aleleia C. Barredo – Researchers

Panabo National High School, Gredu, Panabo City
Rex Cañete – Research Mentor
Interview Guide
(In-depth Interview)

Research Questions Probe Questions

a. How’s your school experiences
at present?
b. So far, do you consider yourself
as an experienced student in
1. What are the students’
handling academic stress?
experiences in academic
c. Is handling academic work load
stress?
easy or not?
d. For you, is it good for students
to experience academic stress?
Why or why not?
a. Have you experienced stress?
b. How can you say that you are
stressed?
c. What triggers more to your
2. What are the causes of
stress?
academic stress that affect
d. What do you think are the
the students’ academic
reasons of your academic
performance?
stress?
e. What have you noticed about
yourself when you experience
stress?
 f. How does stress affect your
daily life?
a. What are your strategies to
manage and overcome stress in
academics?
b. How do you survive your stress
in academics?
c. What or who are your
3. How do students overcome
inspirations in overcoming
and manage challenges in
academic stress?
terms of stress?
d. What do you do when you know
that you are stressed?
e. What do you do to lessen your
academic stress?
f. How do you eliminate the bad
effects of stress in academics?