ACADEMIC STRESS AND COPING MECHANISM AMONG STUDENTS

A Research Presented to the

Senior High School Department of

Davao Doctors’ College

Gen. Malvar St., Davao City

In Partial Fulfilment for the Subject

English and Academic Professional Purposes

PANILAG, KATHLEEN AGUDOS

PADILLA, JOHN WAYNE SALAS

PANONCE, SHAHANIE SOTOMAYOR

QUIJANO, CELINE GWYNETH SERATO

NAGAR, JOHN PAUL SENO

OCTOBER 2020
 Chapter 1: Introduction

Background of the Study

Adjustment is considered as the main indicator of success in life, it is the individuals’

ability to face the problems resulting from fulfilling their needs, maintaining a kind of

good relationship with others and enhancement of mental health (Siryek, 2003). As a

psychological concept, adjustment refers to behavior that permits individuals to meet

the demands of the environment. More specifically, it is a process by which people

respond to environmental pressures and cope with stress (Rathus & Nevid, 1989).

According to Sufian (2004) adjustment as the individual’s ability to fulfill his

psychological demands and his self-acceptance as well as enjoying life without any

types of struggle acceptance, and participating in social activities. Students studying in

a competitive academic environment today are experiencing various pressures from the

life change that are related to personal aspiration, need to success, meeting the

expectation of the university, family and community, these experiences have an effect in

which they cope in the daily basis. Whether a situation is pleasant or unpleasant

required necessary coping skills to achieve the adjustment and reduce the effect of

stress in body and mind. The data based upon Indian and foreigner students indicate

that the problem of adjustment among university students is associated with several

sources of stress and coping strategies. Hence, the students who have low level of

coping skills show various adjustment problems, the relation between students coping

effort and their adjustment can be determined when coping was said to be able to aid

student’s adjustment process by providing protection through its mechanism in reducing

or modifying conditions that can elicit stress among them, and evident from the adaptive

characteristics of coping.

Statement of the problem

Assumptions of the study

Theoritical Framework
Significance of the study
Conceptual Framework

Input Process Output

Academic pressures Data will be gathered ACADEMIC

STRESS

through interviews, questionnaires AND

and surveys COPING MECHANISM

AMONG STUDENTS

Definitions of terms