1st Year Tally Sheet 42 respondents Stressors and Stress Management of Students in Bulacan State University 4-severely stressful

3-moderately stressful 2- mildly stressful 1-not stressful at all Stressors 1. Academic 1.1. Tests and exams. 1.2. Writing essays and assignments. 1.3. Doing oral presentations. 1.4. Group-working assignments. 1.5. Finding relevance between the subject/topic and your course/profession. 1.6. Keeping up with reading and learning the topic/subject. 1.7. Contributing to class discussions/recitation. 1.8. Paying attention and staying awake in class. 1.9. Assessment hours with heavy weightings (e.g. major exams, case presentations etc.). 1.10. Clinical duty. 1.11. Community duty. 2. Time/Balance 2.1. Managing all my schedules. 2.2. Balancing allocation of my time. 2.3. Finding a balance between study and personal life. 2.4. Inconvenient class schedule. 2.5. Lack of time for my family. 2.6. Getting everything done on time/ meeting deadlines. 2.7. Prioritizing subjects of concentration. 2.8. Going to school early. 3.Intrapersonal/self 3.1. Fixing self for a better appearance/body image. 2 5 14 21
1.71

Rate 4 15 4 15 2 3 2 1 6 19 3 24 24 19 4 19 9 10 12 22 2 3 12 7 1 0 2 1

WM

SD

3.29 2.71 3.14

25 11 1.93 19 30 25 16 1 1 1 6 8 0 2.57 2.86 2.14 2.38 3.43

Not applicable

9 7 8 9 11 14 16 17

17 19 21 22 11 20 13 10

15 16 12 10 17 6 12 7

1 0 1 1 3 2 1 8

2.81 2.79 2.86 2.93 2.71 3.10 3.05

2.86

3.2. Fear of failing in academics. 3.3. Feeling like I don't belong to a university. 3.4. My study skills. 3.5. My lack of motivation. 3.6. Dealing with my personal problems. 3.7. Feeling like I'm not intelligent enough. 3.8. Not being sure whether I'm studying the right degree. 3.9. Lack of self-discipline (e.g. procrastination and laziness). 3.10. Maintaining my overall health/well-being. 4. Family 4.1. Fear of disappointing my familys expectations. 4.2. Dealing with my family responsibilities. 4.3. Lack of support from my family. 4.4. Family member's lack of understanding about university life. 4.5. Dealing with family conflict. 5.Relationships/Interpersonal/Social 5.1. The way fellow students treat me and getting along with them. 5.2. Handling my personal relationships. 5.3. Trying to make friends on campus. 5.4. Finding support groups sensitive to my needs. 5.5. Competing with other students. 5.6. Finding an intimate relationship with a special someone. 5.7. Peer pressure. 5.8. Expressing self to others freely. 6.Teachingquality/relations with teachers/support from teachers 6.1. The way teaching staff treats me. 6.2. Approaching teaching staff for help.

17 1 5 7 8 2 6 4 3

17 1 11 8 10 9 13 7 9

3.17

15 25 1.48 23 20 23 25 14 23 3 7 1 6 9 8 2.43 2.36 2.60 2.17 2.38 2.17

15 15 2.00

21 6 3 1 4

13 18 3 9 15

7 17

1 1

3.29 2.69

17 19 1.76 18 14 1.93 18 5
2.43

1 2 3 2 6 6 3 7

8 10 2 5 10 9 14 5

15 18 1.81 19 11 2.07 15 22 1.67 23 12 1.93 21 5 2.40

15 12 2.21 17 8
2.29 1.81

18 17

1 4

10 21

28 14

3 3

2.21 2.62

6.3. Understanding the expectations of teaching staff. 6.4. Lack of support from teaching staff. 6.5. Disorganization of teaching staff. 6.6. Lack of knowledge of teaching staff. 6.7. Delays in marking and feedback. 6.8. Lack of relevance of learning contents to my course/profession. 7.Financial 7.1. Paying university fees (tuition, miscellaneous etc.). 7.2. Balancing allocation of budget for academic and personal use. 7.3. Amount of materials used for studying (e.g. books). 7.4. Managing my weekly budget. 7.5. My parents control how much I spend. 7.6. Unannounced fees/expenses. 8.Environmental/campus/administrative/transition 8.1. Finding out how the university works and adjusting into it. 8.2. Lack of flexibility in study options (e.g. choosing schedules, what subjects to take, etc.). 8.3. Lack of university facilities. 8.4. Dealing with university administration. 8.5. Lack of information system of the university. 8.6. Quality of university buildings and equipments (e.g. lighting, ventilation, functionality etc.). 8.7. Lack of after-hours (after class) access to university facilities. 8.8. Having to hang around in-between classes (e.g. long vacant hours). 8.9. Lack of recreational activities on campus (e.g. college week, organization day, foundation week etc.). 8.10. Reputation of the university. 8.11. Commuting to and from university. 1 working student

5 3 9 7 4 7

22 20 19 15 23 12

13 18 14 18 14 18

2 1 0 2 1 5

2.71 2.60 2.88 2.64 2.71 2.50

20 13 17 16 4 24

17 22 18 13 11 9

2 6 5 11 20 4

3 1 2 2 7 5

2.29 3.12 3.19 3.02 2.29

3.24

1 5 17 7 6 10 5 10 1 2 11

12 23 19 19 23 15 24 19 15 8 15

27 13 6 9 12 15 12 9

2 1 0 7 1 2 1 4

2.29 2.76 3.26 2.62 2.81 2.79 2.79 2.83

16 10 2.17 21 11 2.02 11 5 2.76

9. Work 9.1. Getting enough work to support my studies. 9.2. Finding work that is flexible enough to allow me to study. 9.3. Not being able to find enough paid work. 9.4. Working too many hours. 9.5. Getting work that is relevant to my career/goal. 9.6.Handling the work pressure from my employer/s. 4-always 3- often 2-sometimes Stress Management Strategies 1. I ignore stress. 2. I get enough sleep. 3. I get a massage for relaxation. 4. I get exercise/go to gym. 5. I listen to pleasant or relaxing music. 6. I eat a lot (over eating) 7. I don't eat too much (under eating) 8. I use pills or drugs to relax. 9. I spend a lot of time in front of the TV/computer. 10. I read book/magazines. 11. I buy myself new stuff. 12. I limit contact with the source of stress. 13. Spending time with your love ones. (Friends, family, or even pets). 14. I put/take out my stress on others. 15. I cry or scream to release my feelings. 16. I drink/ smoke to relieve stress. 17. Thinking positive and being confident in whatever I do. 18. Praying to God. 19. Laughing at it. 20. Verbalization of feelings to a fellow student.

3 1 1

2 1

WM SD 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0

3.0

1 1 1 1- never 4 3 3 5 2 2 27 6 1 2 9 5 3 2 11 2 4 0 22 37 10 5 8 21 4 1 9 18 3 0 22 11 9 12 24 4 4 4 15 5 12 17

2 23 12 17 13 6 16 25 0 7 23 22 22 6 15 23 6 5 0 17 16

1 8 4 19 26 0 2 13 40 4 3 8 6 1 21 11 32 0 0 3 4

WM SD 2.14 2.64 1.74 1.50 3.50 2.67 1.81 1.14 2.86 2.43 2.17 2.24 3.07 1.69 2.02 1.33 3.40 3.88 2.69 2.55