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Causes, Effects and Approaches in Managing Academic

Stress among Grade 11 students of Tanjay City Science
High School SY: 2019-2020

This thesis is presented to Tanjay City Science High School, Tanjay, Negros
Oriental

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In partial fulfilment of the Requirements in Practical Research

Proponents:

Ma. Fely D. Gabas

Engelica Ladion

Arabella Amistoso

Miguel Rey Joshua R. Zerna

Kyla Celine Pascua

Jasmine D. Torres

Christian Lloyd Longakit

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APPROVAL SHEET

This research proposal entitled “Causes, Effects and Approaches in

Managing Academic Stress among Grade 11 students of TCSHS SY; 2019-2020”
prepared and submitted by Ma. Fely D. Gabas, Engelica Ladion , Arabella
Amistoso, Miguel Rey Joshua R. Zerna, Kyla Celine Pascua, Jasmine D. Torres,
Christian Lloyd M. Longakit in partial fulfillment for the requirement in Practical
Research in Department of Education, has been examined and recommended for
Oral Communication.

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PANEL OF EXAMINERS
Approved by the committee on Oral Examination with a grade of _______.

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Chairman

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Member Member

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Member Member

Mr. Marjen A. Turan

Adviser

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Approved by the committee on oral examination with a grade _________.

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Member
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would have not been accomplished this study without the

presence of the people who one way or another rendered their valuable time and

effort in the preparation and finalization of the study.

First and foremost the researchers would like to thank Mr. Marjen A. Turan,

our adviser and mentor in Practical Research in Tanjay City Science School who

patiently and untiringly assisted us in pursuing this study.

Kristohanong Katilingbanon sa Pagpapakabanha Team, for their amazing

idea and effort to link Xavier University to the community and organized some of

the concerns prior to the researcher’s visitation.

Mr. Ruel Macarulay, School Principal in Baluarte Elementary School who

welcomed us with warm accommodation during our first visit in Baluarte

Elementary School and oriented us with the main concerns of their school that

motivates us to continue the chosen study.

Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Lopez the parents of Conie Grace Lopez, who

unselfishly opened and welcomed the group in their home during the working of

the study.

Mr. and Mrs. Rodel U. Bonote, who generously and patiently did the editing

and printing the papers used in this study.

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Dr. Saturnina B. Absin the mother of Dr. Charity Rose B. Absin, who

carefully critiqued the study during our Research Proposal Defense.

To our beloved parents who faithfully love, care and support us financially.

Above all to the Almighty God who bestowed us bounty blessings and

material provisions in the making and completion of this study.

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ABSTRACT

The rationale of our study talks about the major difficulty faced by the

students which is Stress. The researchers seek for the causes, effects and

approaches in dealing with academic stress in students. To be

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page............................................................................................... 1

Approval Sheet ....................................................................................... 2

Acknowledgment .................................................................................... 3

Abstract.................................................................................................. 5

CHAPTER

1. Introduction

Rationale

Statement of the Problem

Research Questions

Research Hypothesis

Significance of the Study

Conceptual Framework

Theoretical Perspective of the Study

Research Methodology

Research Design

Flow of the Study

Research Environment

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Rationale of the Study

High school life would probably be the happiest moment of a student’s life.

It marks the time where one becomes young adults. Boys are transforming into

young men, while girls are blooming into beautiful young women. By this time

around, one gets to meet their best of friends, their study buddies, their partners in

crime, their soon to be partner in life and also where one have started to overcome

their fears. It is an exciting moment as it may seem but so much of one’s future

depends on the way how they perform in school. Students also have to deal with

stress on a day-to-day basis and stress could affect them in a positive or negative

way depending on how they handle it.

For the longest time, people assumed that the student population was the

least affected by any sort of stress or problems. Stress is now understood as a

lifestyle crisis (Masih & Gulrez, 2006) affecting any individual regardless of their

developmental stage (Banerjee & Chatterjee, 2016).

Stress and dealing with stress are phenomena closely intertwined with

human life (Shahmohammadi, 2011). They relate to all minor and major events in

life (Shahmohammadi, 2011). Stress is the body's natural defense against

predators and danger. It flushes the body with hormones to prepare systems to

evade or confront danger. This is known as the "fight-or-flight" mechanism. Stress

can be a motivator. It can be essential to survival. The "fight-or-flight" mechanism

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can tell us when and how to respond to danger. However, if this mechanism is

triggered too easily, or when there are too many stressors at one time, it can

undermine a person's mental and physical health and become harmful.

Every individual experiences stress occasionally. Many criteria are used to

categorize stress, and this leads to many terms for different types of stress. One

of these criteria focuses on the causes of stress, and it generates such terms as

marital stress, familial stress, work-related stress and academic stress. In this

study, the researchers will only focus on academic stress.

Academic stress is the anxiety and stress that comes from schooling and

education .There is a lot of pressure that comes along with pursuing their

education. Students report experiencing academic stress at predictable times each

semester with the greatest sources of academic stress resulting from taking and

studying for exams, grade competition, and the large amount of content to master

in a small amount of time (Abouserie, 1994).

Sometimes students feel lost, overwhelmed, frozen, or unable to cope when

confronted with so many tasks (Essel & Owusu, 2017). Busy schedules crammed

with studies, study, and extracurricular activities can take a toll on student’s

physical and mental health, especially if one is not eating or sleeping properly

(Essel & Owusu, 2017).

To prevent negative outcomes associated with stress, such as suicide or

more commonly among students, depression and anxiety the researchers must
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measure students’ stress to help those in need to improve their coping strategies

so they can manage stress and thereby improve their quality of life.

Stress management involves understanding the psychology behind or that

is causing the stress and finding strategies to deal with, reduce, or eliminate the

stress (Jadoun, Kushwah, Barodiya, & Holani 2012). Stress can result from

viewing yourself or your situations negatively or with insecurity solutions (Jadoun,

Kushwah, Barodiya, & Holani 2012). Stress reduction results from managing or

viewing situations in a positive way, taking action, organizing, planning, and finding

solutions (Jadoun, Kushwah, Barodiya, & Holani 2012).

In this study, the researchers examined Grade 11 students at “Tanjay City

Science High School” (TCSHS) for the school year 2019-2020.

The objectives of the study are: 1) measure students’ stress levels; 2)

identify their main sources of stress and the effects of it; and to 3) come up with

approaches on managing academic stress.

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Statement of the Problem

The major purpose of the study is to assess the factors responsible for

students' stress and its relation to the academic performance of the students in

Tanjay City Science High School. Specifically, this study seeks:

1. What are the demographic profile of the respondents?

a. Age

b. Gender

c. Grade Level

2. What are the Causes and Effects of Stress to the academic performance of the

students?

3. What are the causes and effects of the students stress in his or her academic

performance?

4. To what extent does academic stress affects students?

Real Hypothesis:

H1 - Managing academic stress can help the Grade 11 students to be more

productive.
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Scope and Limitation of the Study

This study focuses on the causes and effects and approaches on managing

academic stress among students of Tanjay City Science High School in Tanjay

City.

The study covers A Survey of Academic Performance of the Grade XI

Students of Tanjay City Science High School, Cluster II for the school year 2019-

2020.
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Significance of the Study

The result and findings of this study about the students' stress in relation to

academic performance of the SHS students of Tanjay City Science High School

will both benefit the students, teacher and also to the other researchers.

The results of the study will be of great help to the following:

A. Students Can benefit most in this study. They are the primary reason

why the researchers conduct this study. It aims to provide a varied learning

approach in dealing with student academic stress. It aims to help the students to

be productive.

B. Parents will be aware of the factors that affects the academic performance

of their children. Thus they will build guidance and raise successful individuals.

C. School administrator- to be guided in the modification of educational

policies curriculum and strategies toward to more effective delivery of learning.

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Conceptual Framework

Figure 1. 1 has Input, Process, and Output of the Research. It all started

with the input. The researchers create the Input base on the statement of the

problem such as the demographic profile of the respondents, Causes and

Effects of Academic Stress among the respondents and their approaches in

Managing Academic Stress, and also the levels of stress that affects the

students.

In the second part of the study of the researcher it talks about the processes

in creating a survey. The process includes the formulation of questions,

formulation of questionnaires, floating of questions, interpretation and analysis

of the data. This is a tool to make the researchers study and collecting datas

easier.

After the input and process it falls down in creating the output which is the

title of the study of the researcher. The output entitled Causes, Effects and

Approaches in Managing Academic Stress of Grade 11 students of Tanjay City

Science High School during SY: 2019-2020.

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Conceptual Framework

 Demographic
1. Formulation
Profile of the of Questions
respondents

(Age, Gender and 5. Analysis

Grade)

 The Causes and

Effects of
Process 2 . Formulation
of
Questionnaires
Academic Stress

among the

respondents

 Approaches in
3. Floating of
managing
Questionnaire
academic stress

Causes, Effects and Approaches in

Managing Academic Stress among Grade
11 students of TCSHS SY: 2019-2020
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Theoretical Framework

Schematic Diagram 2 shows the relationship between the two theories such

as Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome of Stress Theory and Cognitive

Appraisal Theory.

This study was guided by the theory on General Adaptation of Stress and

Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping. This theories are applied in order for

the respondents to be aware and help them in dealing with various stress. The

theory of General Adaption of Stress has three stages process wherein it describes

the physiological changes the body goes through when under stress. Hans Selye

identified this stages such as Alarm, Resistance and Exhaustion. Alarm Reaction

Stage refers to the initial symptoms experiences under stress. After the initial

shock of a stressful event and having a fight or flight response the resistance stage

follows. In this stage your body appears to function normally, however your

physical and mental thinking are at ‘action station’. If the Resistance Stage

continues for too long it may lead to Exhaustion Stage. In this stage you may

develop chronic stress such as fatigue, burnout, depression, anxiety and many

more. The longer you deal with stress, the more harmful it is to your health.

On the other hand Cognitive Appraisal Theory, is a model in response to

a stressor we establish if there is a threat, employ coping strategies and then

reassesses the threat which results in identification of emotional responses.

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Theoretical Framework

General Adaptation
Syndrome of Stress
Theory

Cognitive
Appraisal Theory

Causes, Effects and

Approaches in Managing
Academic Stress among
Grade 11 students of TCSHS
SY: 2019-2020

(Figure 1.2) Schematic Diagram of the Theoretical Framework

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Research Methodology

This chapter presents the methodology that the researchers will use in

conducting this study. Included here are the discussions of the subtopics; namely:

(1) research design (2) data gathering.

Research Design

The main focus of this study is to identify the causes, effects and approaches

in managing academic stress of the Grade 11-students of Tanjay City Science

High School SY: 2019-2020.Thus this study will use the descriptive study design

that enables the researchers to collect data effectively and have a deeper

understanding about the topic.

Flow of the Study

The expected output of this study is to be a reference among students in

managing their stress that could enhance the academic performance of the

students of Tanjay City Science High School. The Independent Variable

compromise the factor which is stress and other related factors. The student’s

academic performance is the dependent variable which includes the scores in

exams and quizzes that can be seen on the report card at the end of the quarter.
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The data will be gathered through the use of descriptive analysis and the

questionnaire to scrutinize their perceptions about the study. The expected output

of this study is to be a reference among students to manage their stress effectively.

In that case it could enhance the academic performance of the students of Tanjay

City Science High School.

Research Environment

This study is conducted at Tanjay City Science High School, Barangay

Opao, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. It is located approximately 101 meters away

from the National Highway and approximately 860 meters away from Tanjay City

Hall. Tanjay City Science High School is a public High School which has

approximately 400 students both senior and junior year students. The school is

known for its competitiveness both in academic and extracurricular activities. The

school is however continually growing at present with new is building a rise.

Location Map
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Research Respondents

The respondents of this study are 69 Grade 11- students of Tanjay City

Science High School who are purposively selected to be part of this research.

Criteria in getting the respondents must coincide with the following: (1) A grade 11-

students; (2) A student of Tanjay City Science High School during the school year

2019-2020. (3) Ages from 16-19 – years of age

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This study will use the Purposive Sampling Method; this method will

purposively gather the profile information of the grade 11 students in Tanjay City

Science High School during the S.Y. 2018-2019

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Research Instrument

In this study, the researchers will be using the questionnaire. The

questionnaire is a set of orderly arranged questions headfully prepared to be

answered by an individual designed to collect information. The first part of the

questionnaire is about the demographic profile of the respondents and the second

part of the questionnaire that is composed of questions that will show the causes,

effects of stress among the students and their academic performance and the

approaches in coping in their academic stress.

Data Gathering Procedure

The researchers made an approval sheet to conduct a study of Tanjay City

Science High School. As soon as the approval sheet will be signed by the

chairman.
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The researchers will focus to the respondents and discuss to them the

reasons why researchers conduct this study. The respondents will be given

instructions on how to answer the question. After the discussion, they will be given

25 minute to answer the 15-item questions.

Definition of Terms

 Demographic profile - is defined as the statistical data about the

characteristics of a person or a group of people, such as the age, gender

and etc.

 Academic Performance refers to the grades of the students they get in

school every end of the quarter wherein the student’s performances are

based on the four major subjects such as Math, English, Science and

Filipino.

 Stress Management- is a wide spectrum of techniques and

psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person’s level of stress, usually for
the purpose of and for motive of improving everyday functioning.

 Fight-or-flight response- the instinctive physiological response to a

threatening situation, which readies one either to resist forcibly or to run
away.