ACADEMIC STRESSORS: STRESS LEVELS AMONG THE GRADE 12 HUMSS

STUDENTS OF AIM HIGH COLLEGES INCORPORATED

DUMABOC, JHON CLIFORD S.

CANETE, EDRIAN JAY B.
CORNELIO, BUCANE
DAYDAY, BEA M.
PUERTE, ORLIV JOHN B.

A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of
AIM HIGH COLLEGES INCORPORATED
National Highway,Buluan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the subject Practical Research 2 in

Humanities and Social Science

June 2023
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the following

brilliant minds and to those who selflessly helped them in their study.

To Ma,am Inah Eguia-Moreno, our respected research teacher who supported us

from the start of making our research paper. She generously shared her incredible ideas to

make this study meaningful.

To the committee chairwoman, Ma’am Delle Marial Espiritu, to Sir Jhon

Cliford Moreno our statistician, and to Ma’am Jane Monaflor Bawisan our subject

specialist, for dedicating their precious time to be the panelists of this oral defense.

To Maam Maria Agnes R. Padayogdog, RN,MN, MPA, MAN, DM, DScN, the

school president of Aim High Colleges Incorporated for her favorable approval and for

the excellent cooperation and understanding towards the researcher’s professional

growth.

To the loving Parents, Relatives, Friends and Loved Ones, for their undying

support emotionally, intellectually, and financially, care encouragement, comforting and

inspiring words, unconditional loves and prayers.

Above all things, to God in Heaven, the owner of our lives, the great mentor, for

giving us the strength in doing things, for being so good in times of hardship and

happiness especially during the process of this research. Without him, everything would

not be possible.
 DEDICATION

The Researchers cannot touch the line of success without having trouble along the way.

Through the Hardship that we encounter we were able to stand and overcome it. The

researchers wholeheartedly dedicated this work to their supportive and beloved.

Parents, Instructors, Special Someone, Classmates, And Friends who in a

way made this study successful. Above all things, to the most

Heavenly Father who gave wisdom, guidance

and was always there in everything the

researchers do.
 ABSTRACT

In the current situation of our continuous studying, a new normal was

implemented due to the current situation. No face-to-face studies were allowed and

modules were given to the students as the new way of studying. Most students have

difficulty understanding the lessons given to them on their own and this leads to stress.

This study aimed to find out the levels of stress when facing academic demands

among Grade 12 HUMSS students of Aim High Colleges Incorporated.

The research sample consisted of 30 Grade 12 HUMSS students of Aim High

Colleges Incorporated, of the School Year 2022-2023. The researcher used a survey

questionnaire that was validated to gather the data needed for the study.

Likert’s Method of computing the weighted mean was used to find the weighted

mean and a two-way ANOVA was used to determine the effects in terms of gender,

factors and to find out the interaction between.

It was found that the students experienced high levels of stress in module

activities and google classroom, and the students experienced average levels of stress in

exams, most of the students experience sadness or depression due to stress, the factors

have a significant effect on academic stress, gender has no significant effect on the stress

levels, and there is no interaction between the factors.

Keywords: Stressors, factors, exams, module activities and depression

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgement iii
Dedication iv
Abstract v

TITLE PAGE
Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 2

Significance of the Study 3

Scope and Delimitation 4

Operational Definition of Variables 4

Related Literature 5

Related Studies 6

Theoretical Framework 7

Conceptual Framework 9

Research Design 9

Research Sampling 10

Research Population 10

Research Instrument 10

Establishing Validity 11
Date Gathering Procedure 11

Statistical Treatment of Data 11

Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data 12

Levels of Stress on Modular Activities 12

Levels of Stress on Exams 13

Perceived symptoms significantly influence the Students 14

Significance of Stress on Different Factors 15

Significant Effect of Stress Between Gender 17

Relationship Between Gender and Factors 18

Summary of Findings 19

Conclusion 20

References 21

List of Tables
Tables
1. The Respondents of the study 10
2. Indicator of Stress Level 12
3. Stress Levels of Students in Module Activities 13
4. Stress Levels of Students in Exams 14
5. Stress levels in terms of Anxiety 16
6. Stress levels in terms of Depression or Sadness 16
7. Stress levels in terms of Irritability or Anger 17
8. Correlation between Gender 18

9. The test of Significant Effect 19

 List of Figure
1. The Conceptual Framework 9

2. Symptoms that did the most effect according to the respondents 15

APPENDICES

Appendix

A. Letter of Approval 25
B. Letter of Validation 27
C. Research Questionnaire 29
D. Curriculum Vitae of Authors 32