APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled THE INTRAPERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL,

ACADEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES OF STRESS AMONG

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE FRESHMEN STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY RIZAL

SYSTEM has been prepared and submitted in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Psychology by Queenie

Rose V. Francisco, Jelly Rose T. Mabesa, Monica M. Galicia And Don P.

Maligaya, is hereby recommended for corresponding approval and acceptance.

October 14, 2016 NICLIE L. TIRATIRA, Ph.D.

Adviser

Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Psychology by the Oral Examination Committee.

CECILIA B. ANIEVAS, Ph. D REYNALDO M. JESUITAS, MAT

Member Member

JEREMY R. ATERRADO, MAIP

Chairman

Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor

of Science in Psychology.

________________ Valentina R. Catmunan, Ph. D, RGC, RPm

Date Dean, College of Science
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers’ wish to express their deepest gratitude to the special

people who have extend their assistance for the research study:

DR. VALENTINA R. CATMUNAN, Dean, College of Science for allowing

the researchers to conduct the study;

DR. NICLIE L. TIRATIRA, for her genuine apprehension, encouragement,

patient and guidance and whose expertise and knowledge were generously

shared;

PROF. JEREMY R. ATERRADO, the chairman of the panel, for his

untiring support comments and meaningful suggestions to improve this study;

DR. CECILIA B. ANIEVAS, their critic reader, who devotedly gave her

comments and assistance through her precious critical comments;

PROF. REYNALDO M. JESUITAS, their statistician, for the courtesy and

generosity in giving further comments and suggestions to make this study a

worthwhile undertaking;

The LIBRARIAN of the URSM for allowing the researchers to browse and

acquire important notes and literature needed in the study;

To their fellow CLASSMATES, for sharing their knowledge and idea in

helping the researchers in the construction of the study;

To the RESPONDENTS who gave their precious time in honestly

answering the survey checklist that is conducted by the researchers.

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 To their beloved FAMILY and friends who shared their precious time and

wholehearted support; and

Above all, to the LORD ALMIGHTY, who provided the researchers the

strength, knowledge and wisdom to pursue this study.

The Researchers

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 DEDICATION

This piece of work is lovingly

dedicated to our parents, to our

brothers and sisters, friends and

classmate for all their untiring

support and prayers, Above all, to

GOD ALMIGHTY… who had given us

spiritual support throughout the years

of our struggle, Who serves as our

guide in all the things, for without

Him, we are nothing and this humble

piece will not be a reality.

Qhueng
Jelai
Nikay
Don

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 ABSTRACT

TITLE: THE INTRAPERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, ACADEMIC AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES OF STRESS AMONG COLLEGE
OF SCIENCE FRESHMEN STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY
RIZAL SYSTEM

AUTHORS: QUEENIE ROSE V. FRANCISCO

JELLY ROSE T. MABESA
MONICA M. GALICIA
DON P. MALIGAYA

COURSE AND ACADEMIC YEAR: Bachelor of Science in Psychology

SY 2016 – 2017

TYPE OFDOCUMENT: Undergraduate Thesis

TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES: 59

NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INSTITUTION: University of Rizal System

Morong, Rizal

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The study determines the intrapersonal, interpersonal, academic and

environmental sources of stress among College of Science (COS) freshmen

student of University of Rizal System, Morong, Rizal Campus.

The researchers used the descriptive quantitative research design

specifically the survey method. There were 30 COS freshman students from BS

Psychology and BS Math program. Frequency, percentage, rank

distribution, weighted mean and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were

used in the study.

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 The study revealed that the respondents seldom experience intrapersonal,

interpersonal and academic sources of stress and sometimes experience the

environmental source of stress. Moreover, the study also revealed that there is

no significance difference in the extent of intrapersonal, interpersonal, academic

and environmental stress in terms of their sex, monthly family income,

educational attainment of parents and birth order.

The researchers recommend that intervention program for freshmen

college students be done by the Office of the Student Development Services

(OSDS) that would eliminate or avoid the different sources of stress. Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy can also be done by Psychologists in the University to help

these students change their perception of stress and avoid depression.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

TITLE PAGE ……………………………………………………………i

APPROVAL SHEET ……………………………………………………………ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ……………………………………………………………iii

DEDICATION ……………………………………………………………v

ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………………………...viii

LIST OF TABLES ……………………………………………………………x

LIST OF FIGURES ……………………………………………………………xi

Chapter

1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Background and Purpose of the Study 1

Theoretical Framework 7
Conceptual Framework 8
Statement of the Problem 10
Hypothesis 11
Scope and Limitation of the Study 11
Definition of Terms 11

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design 15

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 Setting of the Study 16
Subject of the Study 16
Source of Data 17
Procedure of the Study 17
Statistical Treatment 18

3 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION DATA

The Profile of the Respondents in Terms of Sex,

Monthly Family Income, Educational Attainment of
Parents, and Birth Order 21

Computed Weighted Mean in the Level of Stress of the

Participants In Terms Of Intrapersonal, Interpersonal,
Academic, and Environmental Sources of Stress 22

4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary of Findings 36
Conclusions 37
Recommendations 38

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

A. Gantt Chart of Activities

B. Letter of Permission to Administer the Question

C. Letter to the Respondents

D. Survey Instrument

CURRICULUM VITAE

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

1 Frequency, Percentage and Rank Distribution of the

Respondents in Terms of Selected Variable 21

2 Computed Weighted Mean in the Level of Stress of the

Participants In Terms Of Intrapersonal Sources 22

3 Computed Weighted Mean in the Level of Stress of the

Participants In Terms of Interpersonal Sources 25

4 Computed Weighted Mean in the Level of Stress of the

Participants in Terms of Academic Sources 27

5 Computed Weighted Mean in the Level of Stress of the

Participants in Terms of Environmental Sources 28

6 Composite Table on the Average Means on the

Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Academic and Environmental
Sources of Stress among College of Science Freshmen
Students in University of Rizal System Morong Campus 30

7 Computed F-value in the Significant Difference on the

Level of Stress of the Participants with Regards to their Sex 31

8 Computed F-value in the Significant Difference on the

Level of Stress of the Participants with Regards to their
Monthly Family Income 32

9 Computed F-value in the Significant Difference on the

Level of Stress of the Participants with Regards to Their
Educational Attainment of Mother 33

10 Computed F-value in the Significant Difference on the

Level of Stress of the Participants with Regards to Their
Educational Attainment of Father 34

11 Computed F-value in the Significant Difference on the Level

of Stress of the Participants with Regards to their Birth Order 35

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 LIST OF FIGURE

Figure Page

1 Conceptual Model Showing the Intrapersonal,

Interpersonal, Academic and Environmental
Sources of Stress among College of Science
Freshmen Students of University of Rizal System 9

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