TAKE A BREATHER OR TWO:

MULTIPLE STRUGGLES OF
STUDENTS TOWARDS
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Background of the Study
According to Fairbrother & Warn (2003) some of the common
stressors reported in an academic setting including excessive
assignments, poor time management and social skills, peer
competition, etc.
Statement of the Problem

1. What are the multiple struggles of students

towards stress management?
2. How do the students consider their struggles as
a form of stress?
3.What is the most effective way to cope with a
student's stress?
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

THIS STUDY IS ANCHORED ON AJZEN’S THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR AND COPING THEORY. THE HIGHER THE PERCEPTUAL SALIENCE, THE LOWER THE PERCEIVE ATTENTIONAL CONTROL. THE MORE POSSIBLE BEHAVIORS ARE AVAILABLE, THE HIGHER THE EFFICIENCY ENCOPING WITH EXTERNAL EVENTS.
THE MAIN POINT IS HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE PERCEIVE
AN EVENT OR SITUATION IN DIFFERENT WAYS, WHICH
MEANS THAT THE MAIN CAUSES OF EFFECTS ON
BEHAVIORS AND HELP STATUS ARE SPECIFIC TO AN
INDIVIDUAL’S PERCEPTION RATHER THAN STRESSORS
(GLANZ ET AL., 2008).
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms are defined technically and with
simplicity for a better understanding of the study.

Breather. A brief rest after a period of work. In this study, it is

about the short breaks of the students.

Multiple struggles. In this study, this term refers to the

various difficulties of Senior High School students towards
stress management.
STRESS. IN THIS STUDY, THE TERM IS DEFINED AS THE
EMOTIONAL PRESSURE AND MENTAL RESPONSE OF
THE BODY OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
IT.

STRESS MANAGEMENT. ENCOMPASSES TECHNIQUES

INTENDED TO EQUIP A PERSON WITH EFFECTIVE
COPING MECHANISM FOR DEALING WITH
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS.
Review of Related Literature
Struggles

As stated by Soon (2007) struggles can in the literal sense

mean fighting or striving to break free from something that has a
hold on you or against difficulty. The fighting can be physical, so
if you are stick in the mud you may struggle to get out. But
people also struggle in other ways having a financial, health,
relationship, work, or study struggle.
Stress

These young people report that the impact of the loss of sleep
is difficulty paying attention, lower grades, higher stress, and
trouble getting along with other people. Some students reported
problematic coping strategies such as taking sleeping pills,
smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol to help them sleep
(Noland et al., 2009).
Stress Management

Stress management is a practical guide for the treatment of

stress; it focuses on stress reduction for effective adjustment of
people generally.
Students after report stress-related symptoms that may range
from mild anxiety to sleep and eating disorders, as well as
resulting in reduced performance, inability to concentrate,
hostility, depression, and other debilitating effects
(Westerman et Al.,1993, Stewart et Al.,2006).
Research Design
Research Participant
Research Instrument
RESEARCH PROCEDURE
ANALYSIS OF DATA
IN ORDER TO GET THE COMMON THEMES, DATA
SATURATION WAS MADE THROUGH THEMATIC
ANALYSIS. THE RESEARCHER MADE A TABLE IN WHICH
ALL THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WERE
PUT.
Presentation of the Result
Discussion
CONCLUDING REMARKS
THE RESULT OF THE STUDY SHOWED THAT SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STRUGGLED WITH STRESS
MANAGEMENT.
THE REASONS WHY THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME
WITH IT IS BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING: INFLUXION
OF REQUIREMENTS AND TIME MANAGEMENT.
MOREOVER, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DO
ADJUSTMENTS WITH THEIR MINDSET AS A COPING
STRATEGY TO OVERCOME THESE DIFFICULTIES.
IMPLICATION FOR SOCIAL PRACTICE

MANAGING ONE’S STRESS IS NOT EASY WHEN YOU

WASTED A LOT OF TIME THROUGH PROCRASTINATING.
NOT JUST THAT, DON’T BE TOO LAZY ABOUT
SOMETHING AND DO WHAT YOU MUST DO TO FINISH
YOUR TASK ON TIME, OR IN OTHER WORD, YOU MUST
ANTICIPATE. THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY WILL GIVE
ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO THE WHOLE EDUCATION
SYSTEM AND PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS TO DEVELOP
THEIR CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS.
IMPLEMENTING DEEP TALKS AND ACTIVITIES THAT
WILL ASSESS THE STUDENTS TO COPE WITH THEIR
STRESS, AND ALSO FOR THE STUDENTS, THEY MUST
AVOID PROCRASTINATING AND START ANTICIPATING
TO LESSEN THEIR STRESS AND THUS RESULT TO
BETTER PERFORMANCE.
IMPLICATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE

THIS CAN FEEDBACK FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

IN FINDING WAYS AS TO HOW THE PROCESS OF STRESS
MANAGEMENT WILL NOT BE A DIFFICULT AND
DISTURBING TASK TO DO THAT CAUSES THE STUDENTS
TO LOST THEIR HOPES. TEACHERS ATTENDING
SEMINARS AND TRAININGS WHICH ENHANCES THEIR
INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO MAKE THE ACQUIRING AND
APPLICATION OF THE TARGET MINDSET IN CLASS
EASIER, HELPFUL, AND GIVE MORE SIGNIFICANCE IN
LIVING.
IMPLICATION FOR FUTURE RESEARCHERS

THIS WILL BENEFIT THE FUTURE RESEARCHERS, IT

CAN BE THEIR GUIDE FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND
CAN IMPART KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING ON ITS
FUTURE READERS.