CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter consists of the presentation, analysis and interpretation of

the data gathered for this study.

Socio-demographic Profile of Respondents. This section describes the

respondents in terms of their socio-demographic profile; the data are shown

in Table 1.

Table 1. Respondents Demographic Profile (n=30)

Profile Frequency Percentage

Gender
Male 12 40
Female 18 60
Strand
ABM 14 47
GAS 16 53

Age
16 25 84
17 4 13
18 1 3

Gender. The results show that majority (18 or 60%) of the respondents is

females and (12 or 40%) are males.

Strand. Finding show that most (16 or 53%) of the respondents are taking up

General Academic Strand while (14 or 47%) are taking up Accounting

Bussiness Management.
Age. Most (25 or 84%) of the respondents are in the age of 16, (4 or 13%) are

17 years old, and only (1 or 3%) is 18 years old.

Line Graph 2. Stressors of the Rrespondents

Stressors of the Respondents

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%
Stressors of the Respondents

15%

10%

5%

0%
No Stress Slight Average Above Hard Core
Stress Average

Firsts, 36% of the respondents are experienced slight stress when they

respond to their stressor, 28% of the respondentd may feel average stress,

15 % dont have stress at all, 12% of them may have too much or above

average stress both at home and in school, lastly 9% of them are hard core

stress who confidentially has too much problems in life.

Line Graph 3. Respondents Working Under Stress

Working Under Stress

70%

60%

50%

40%

Working Under Stress

30%

20%

10%

0%
Yes No

Most (19 or 63%) of the respondents answered No, while (11 or 37%)

answered Yes.
Bar Graph 4. Respondents Feel at their Present Level of Stress

Present Level of Stress

80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20% Present Level of Stress
10%
0%

Infact, there are four symptoms that can affect the appearance of

having stress namely Cognitive, Emotional, Physical, and Behavioral.

Generally, most 73% of the respondents feel or experienced tired and

headache at their level of stress, 57% of them are anxious/worrying, 50% are

irritable of having too much extra-curricular that makes rhem stress, 37% are

unusually emotional, 33% of them feel insomnia, 16% of them are panicking

because of stress, 12% of the respondents are craving specially chocolates

beacause chocolates can boost energy in order to decrease stress, 9% loss of

appetite because some of the are finishing their requirements so they are in

the late hours to eat their meals and forget to eat just to do first their

requirements, 7% are focused somehow students need focus in everything

they do so they can avoid stress.

Bar Graph 5. Are the Respondents comfortable at their present level of stress?
 Present Level of Stress
90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

Present Level of Stress

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Yes No

Most (23 or 77%) of the respondents said No, while (7 or 23%) said Yes.
Line Graph 6. Respondents Coping Up Stress Management

Series 1
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30% Series 1
20%
10%
0%

27% of the respondents are exercising in order to reduce stress, 67% of

them are talking to their friends so they can have an advice to understand

things, 83% are listening to music it can decrease pressure because of its

harmony, 87% of them is to sleep to rest, 80% are eating their favorite foods

that can definitely make them energize and forget all stress, 3% are on

dieting because having stress can either make you fat or fit, 10% are working

out, 37% are doing their hobbies such as cleaning , playing instrument, etc.

1% of the respondent said racing their motorcycle, 2% are playing computer

games, and 50% of them are praying to the Lord asking for guidance.
Bar Graph 7. Respondents Effect of Coping Mechanisms of Stress

Management

Effect of Coping Mechanisms of Stress

Management
40%

35%

30%

25%

20% Effect of Coping Mechanisms of

Stress Management

15%

10%

5%

0%
Not Okay Slightly Okay Good Excellent

3% of the respondents are not okay, 10% are slightly, 20% of them are

okay, 37% are good, and 30% are excellent.