EVALUATION OF THE CAUSES OF STRESS AND ANXIETY AMONG CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Abstract

Engineering is one of the major courses offered in Bohol Island State University – Main Campus. Civil
Engineering which is one of its specialized areas tops as the most taken and enrolled by freshmen for its
popularity. In fact Bohol Island State University – Main Campus places third in top performing schools in
the whole Philippines these years during board exam results. This has resulted in popularity among
engineering courses offered in the university. Nowadays, a large number of engineers from Bohol Island
State University – Main Campus have left remarkable impact on the world internationally. To attain
these positive outcomes, students have to face many problems and challenges during undergraduate
engineering courses. The main focus of this paper is to evaluate the problems that lead to stress and
anxiety among students who takes up civil engineering in Bohol Island State University – Main Campus.
This paper also includes studies gender differences in stress and anxiety among undergraduate civil
engineering students. The participants of this study included a total of undergraduate civil engineering
students studying in Bohol Island State University – Main Campus.

Keywords: Stress, Anxiety, Civil Engineering Students

Introduction

Engineering is considered as one of the most esteemed profession globally. When a child is
asked what they want to be when they grow up – the response that immediately comes in their mind is
to be an engineer. A majority of students whether decided or undecided male and female take up the
course for different reason without realizing what will be they facing as they enter engineering in
college. Moreover, some students already knew the difficulties they will be facing in college yet they still
take engineering courses for the sake of their dreams even it is more stressful than they could imagine.

Stress and anxiety are common amongst college students, particularly engineering students.
Undergraduate Civil Engineering is not excluded in these dilemma. Students report lack of sleep, grades,
competition, change in lifestyle and other significant stressors throughout their years in college.
Although stress and anxiety are part of the engineering culture, it is a problem to be fixed since it may
lead to depression and other serious psychological repercussion. Mental health disorders have been
rising in prevalence and severity for college students and are a major concern in higher education.

Stress and anxiety associated with engineering or attributed as being part of a culture may
discourage students from seeking coping support to alleviate stress and anxiety. Students who feel that
the levels of stress and anxiety are unmanageable may assume coping strategies in order to get out from
it. A lot of possible causes like family pressure, peer pressure, upcoming exams, terror instructors and
etc. may result to stress and anxiety to civil engineering students. The determination of the major causes
of stress and anxiety is a challenge to the school since there are a lot of causes and they cannot evaluate
which causes they will be focusing on.
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