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STRESSORS AMONG CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS IN THE

UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the

College of Criminal Justice Education
University of Mindanao
Davao City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Bachelor of Science in Criminology

By:

Marvin M. Gaspar
Carlo James C. Lucenio
Mary Rose B. Rosal

September 2018
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ABSTRACT

The main aim of this study was to determine the stressors among criminology
students in the University of Mindanao. The tool used in the study was a survey
questionnaire validated by the research adviser and three validators from the faculty
of the College of Criminal Justice Education. The study employed an accommodated
questionnaire. The Mean, t-test and ANOVA were used to gauge the hypothesis.
The survey gathered data from 300 Criminology students. Findings of the study
showed that most of the respondents were males, the majority of the respondent's
bracket of 19 to 21 years old; Most of the respondents are 1st-year students. The
level of stressors of the criminology students reached an overall mean of 3.46. There
is a significant difference on the stressors of criminology students when grouped
according to gender. The statistical result showed that among the five indicators got
the lowest Mean when grouped according to gender. This means that students feel
being stressed when they are frustrated, having conflicts with others, feeling being
pressures, changes, and also the feeling of self-imposed.

Keywords: Stressors, Students, Criminal Justice Education, frustrated, Self-Imposed

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Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Background of the Study

The alarming spike in the incidence of reported stress among students in recent

years and its impact on the bottom line has made the management of stress an urgent

business strategy for various schools (Dollard &Metzer, 2009). Nearly three-quarters

of global students surveyed in 2013 reported experiencing symptoms of stress.

According to statistics from the American Psychological Association (APA), a startling

two-thirds say that academic pressure is a main source of stress in their lives, up

nearly 15 percent from those who ranked academic stress at the top just a year before.

A standout amongst the most difficult issues that the school directors need to

confront is identified with the reason for worry among Criminology students in the

University of Mindanao. Scientists discovered that the stressors among criminology

students are a critical concern. Because of the pressure, students can wind up

depleted and pessimistic which it turns influence the scholastic execution (Kim, 2016).

It is found through research that pressure is reasonably associated with various

physical sickness and physiological side effects, for example, cerebral pains, strokes,

weakness, heart assaults, heartburn, circulatory strain, and ulcers (Williams, 2013).

The failure to adjust work and life is probably going to expand the feeling of

anxiety, decreasing the nature of Filipino students' yield and making them more

inclined to weight, that specifically influence their scholarly execution, as indicated by

reports. The nonappearance of neighborhood contemplates and different looks into

about the impact of worry on students' scholastic execution incited the specialists to

direct such study for it is of incredible importance. The researchers believed that
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through this study, it would provide benefits particularly to students’ awareness on the

significance of push administration, which they can utilize for end of the hone of their

chosen calling. This ponder would too give benefits to future analysts as their pattern

information for their future ponders.

Statement of the Problem

This inquire about consider was conducted to decide the stressors among

Criminology understudies within the College of Mindanao. Particularly, it looked for

answers to the taking after questions:

1. What are the levels of stressors among respondents in terms of?

1. 1 Frustration;

1. 2 Conflicts;

1. 3 Pressure;

1 .3 Changes; and

1 .4 Self-imposed?

2. Is there a critical contrast within the level of stressors among respondents

when analyzed concurring to:

2.1 age

2. 2 sex

2. 3 year level

Hypothesis

There's no significant contrast within the level of stressors between respondent

while examined by profile.

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Review of Related Literature

This segment shows the extra writings and concentrates from various writers

who were taken from books, magazines, daily paper articles, and web. Worry as that

alludes to a man's capacity to adapt to circumstances that seem to undermine their

prosperity. Stress is likewise a characteristic mental and physical response to the

requests applied by life. At the point when looked with the unpleasant event(s), the

body reacts by initiating the sensory system and discharging hormones, for example,

adrenalin and cortisol. This empowers the body to rapidly and viably manage the

unpleasant circumstance. Comer (2010)

Besides, stress is then connected with physiological and social side effects

because of the actuation of the thoughtful sensory system. The physiological side

effects incorporate expanded pulse, expanded circulatory strain, perspiring,

migraines, tiredness, and restlessness, muscle pressure especially in the neck and

shoulder muscles, acid reflux, blockage, and looseness of the bowels. Conduct

manifestations then again incorporate expanded utilization of liquor, tobacco, and

nourishment, loss of hunger, anxiety, restlessness, loss of intrigue and trouble

concentrating (Lal, 2014).

Young people experience stress related to academic work, relationships,

financial difficulties, employment situations, and personal factors. However, students

report academic stress as a major stressor in their lives and thus the need for adequate

research on the subject (Robinson-Wood, 2009).

Stress may it refers to school-related challenges faced by students and their

ability to overcome those challenges (Esia-Donkoh et al., 2011). It occurs when an

individual has inadequate resources to adapt or cope with academic-related demands.

These include fear of not getting a University placement, examination, course

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remaining task at hand, deficient update time, high self-desire, the absence of

enthusiasm for a specific subject, and discipline (Lin & Yusoff, 2013). Henceforth,

these scholarly related stressors may add to an expansion in scholastic pressure and

poor mental prosperity among understudies. This relationship has been observed to

be more grounded among understudies getting ready for examinations (Kadapatti &

Vijayalaxmi, 2012). It is accordingly vital to investigate this wonder and look at the

degree to which these stressors impact the mental prosperity of the students.

Therefore, stress has been observed to be emphatically related with dejection

and nervousness. Skead and Rogers (2014) for example, found a positive connection

between stress, uneasiness, and sadness. Additionally, Cole et al., (2014) found that

scholarly pressure was emphatically connected with nervousness and sorrow. These

investigations show a positive connection between stress, sadness, and uneasiness.

They additionally feature the need to think about these factors in students when

contemplating scholarly pressure.

Observed poor execution to be identified with mental side effects of

wretchedness, stress, uneasiness, and suicide Bjorkenstam, et al. (2010). These

indications keep on existing in poor performing students even after school years are

finished. Poor performing students have been observed to be baffled, irate,

discouraged and restless (Lin &Yusoff, 2013).

Besides, there have been providing details regarding suicide endeavors

identified with scholastic execution among Ghanaian students. These solid

connections between scholarly pressure, poor scholastic execution, and mental

prosperity drive home the significance of concentrate poor performing understudies

independently from the general understudy populace Essel (2014).

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Stress has been observed to be decidedly identified with sorrow and tension.

Besides, wretchedness, uneasiness, and stress have additionally been observed to

be basic among understudies with poor scholarly execution. Scholastic pressure

alludes to class-related difficulties looked by understudies and their capacity to beat

those difficulties (Esia-Donkoh et al., 2011).

Stress may happen because of dread of not getting a University arrangement,

course remaining burden, poor scholastic execution, high self-desire, planning for

tests, low enthusiasm for a specific subject, missing classes and instructor's discipline

(Bulo& Sanchez, 2014), likewise demonstrated that lodging rooms, gear, books,

educator's consideration, and condition are a noteworthy wellspring of stress while

span for modification, library offices, and sustenance rank second as understudy

stressors.

Stress can likewise impact the mental and physical prosperity of people. As per

Salleh(2008), unpleasant life occasions go before the advancement of medicinal

conditions, for example, peptic ulcers and ulcerative colitis. This is on the grounds that

endless pressure prompts an unevenness of the corrosive fixation in the stomach.

Scholastic pressure has additionally been found to affect the mental prosperity of

understudies.

Besides, the most widely recognized mental side effects related to scholastic

pressure are despondency and uneasiness. It is in this way imperative to inspect

manifestations of gloom and nervousness since they may exist together and are

emphatically connected with worry, for example, tried to distinguish the relationships

between's pressure, tension and sadness in Law and Psychology understudies at the

University of Western Australia. Skead and Rogers (2014)

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Stress was estimated by Gadzella's Student-life Stress Inventory (SLSI), (1991)

while tension was estimated by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and despondency

was estimated by the discouragement subscale of the DASS-42. The consequences

of the investigation uncovered a solid positive connection between's pressure,

uneasiness, and despondency. The analysts inferred that understudies who encounter

one of these side effects are additionally more prone to encounter the other two mental

indications. This investigation shows the co-dismalness of stress, uneasiness, and

sorrow.

Stress was emphatically connected with proportions of mental prosperity;

uneasiness and sorrow Cole et al. (2014). Besides, Asberg (2000) additionally found

a positive connection between stress and wretchedness while Chen and others (2013)

found a noteworthy connection between misery and scholarly pressure. As a matter

of fact, the scholastic pressure was in excess of 1.5 times related to the danger of

trouble. Akinsola and Nwajei (2013) likewise found that test uneasiness, quality

tension, and sadness exist together and are decidedly related. These investigations

demonstrate a positive connection between stress, misery, and tension. They

additionally feature the need to contemplate these factors in understudies when

considering scholarly pressure.

As opposed to these discoveries, found no connection between levels of

scholastic pressure and mental prosperity, Glozah (2013). This examination was led

in Ghana and looked to investigate how scholarly pressure and saw social help impact

the mental prosperity of SHS understudies in Ghana. Members were made of SHS

understudies between the ages of thirteen (13) and twenty-two (22) years. In

consequences of the examination shows that there was no connection between

scholarly pressure and mental prosperity as a result of the buffering job of social help.
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Research also indicates that psychological symptoms of anxiety and

depression are associated with academic performance even when confounding

variables are controlled. Bjorkenstam and others (2010) for instance found that

students with poorer psychological well-being had lower grades than those with higher

grades. This relationship existed despite adjustments to a number of possible

confounders including family psychiatric illness, low family educational level,

depending on social welfare and being adopted or belonging to a single parenting

home.

Besides, it distinguished enthusiastic issues in poor performing understudies

as both a reason and an impact of poor scholarly execution. Enthusiastic issues

likewise anticipated the probability of falling flat at least one consequent classes,

truancy, and difficulties with homework. What's more, 40% of the poor performing kids

had misery while 20% had an alteration issue. Shockingly, despite the fact that 60%

of these kids had mental difficulties, not one of them had been mentally assessed.

This gives prove that countless conditions among understudies may go unidentified

and untreated. Needham et al. (2004)

Comparative discoveries were likewise detailed who found that test

nervousness, wretchedness, and scholarly pressure were adversely connected with

scholastic execution. It is in this manner vital to lead contemplates among poor

performing understudies and to urge the need to stretch out mental administrations to

these understudies by Akinsola and Nwajei (2013).

The writing and studies displayed above gave present reviews on the

worldwide, national and neighborhood stressors among criminology understudies in

the University of Mindanao. Ultimately, the related writing additionally gives premise

to the elucidation of the outcomes.

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Theoretical and Conceptual Framework

This study was tied down on the value-based model of Stress of Lazarus and

Folkman (1984) who proposed that pressure can be thought of as coming about

because of a "lopsidedness among requests and assets" or as happening when

"weight surpasses one's apparent capacity to adapt". Stress administration was

produced and started on the possibility that pressure is certifiably not an immediate

reaction to a stressor yet rather one's assets and capacity to adapt intervene the

pressure reaction and are amiable to change, along these lines enabling worry to be

controllable. The stress and adapting point of view by Lakey and Cohen (2000) then

again, think about social help as a critical factor in adapting to pressure, making it a

more proper hypothesis for this study.

This is additionally bolstered states that pressure is a standout amongst the

most fascinating and baffling subjects we have since the very beginning, its study isn't

just restricted to the end result for the body amid an unpleasant circumstance, yet in

addition to what happens in the mind of an individual Theory of (James-Lange, 1885).

Stress is a two-way process; it includes the creation of stressors by nature, and the

reaction of an individual subjected to these stressors. His origination with respect to

pressure prompted the hypothesis of intellectual examination.

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Main Variable

STRESSORS

 Frustration
 Conflicts
 Pressure
 Changes
 Self-imposed

Moderator Variable

PROFILE OF THE
RESPONDENTS

 Age
 Sex
 Year Level

Figure 1 Shows the Conceptual Paradigm of the Study

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Figure 1 appears the conceptual system of the think about. The moderator

Variable is the profile of the respondent’s age, sex, year level, and course. On the

other hand, the most variable is stressor among criminology understudies within the

College of Mindanao with the taking after markers; Disappointment, clashes, weight,

changes and self-imposed.

Significance of the Study

The taking after concerns are the recipients of this study:

School Administrators. The yield from this ponder would give school

chairmen of vital information around the impact of stretch to Criminology

understudies in College of Mindanao, in this way they can utilize the discoveries in

defining mediation program to diminish or minimize stresses of the understudies and

move forward their scholarly performance.

Instructors / Teachers. The yield from this ponder would give teaches /

instructors of information and data almost the impacts of stretch to understudy, in this

way this may be their premise on how to bargain with every day stresses of their

understudies.

Students . This think about would extend the information of the understudies

almost push, hence they will be mindful of the impact.

Future Researchers. Information and data from this consider might be utilized

as standard information for future ponders and investigate.

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Definition of Terms

The terms used in the study are operationally defined:

Stressors. This refers to the school-related challenges faced by the University

of Mindanao students which occur when an individual has inadequate resources to

adapt or cope with academic-related demands.

Frustration. It additionally alludes to the school-related difficulties looked by

the College of Mindanao students which happen when the avoidance of the

advancement, achievement, or satisfaction of something.

Conflicts. It refers to the school-related challenges faced by the

University of Mindanao students which means refers to some type of contact, or

friction emerging inside a gathering when the convictions or activities of at least one

individuals from the gathering are either opposed by or inadmissible to at least one

individuals from another gathering.

Pressure. It also refers to the school-related challenges faced by the

University of Mindanao students which endeavor to influence or pressure

(somebody) into accomplishing something.

Changes. It also refers to the school-related challenges faced by the

University of Mindanao students which occur to make distinctive in some specific.

Self-Imposed. It also refers to the school-related challenges faced by the

University of Mindanao students which chosen by an organization, individual, and so

on themselves as opposed to being chosen or requested by others.

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Chapter 2

METHOD

This chapter presents the discourses on the investigate plan, the method in

conducting and recognizing the respondents, the instrument utilized and the

measurable instruments utilized.

Research Design

The analysts made utilization of quantitative inquire about utilizing the graphic

strategy. Expressive inquire about is utilized to depict qualities of a masses or ponder

being mulled over. The central objective of this sort of investigate is to depict the data

and qualities almost what is being inspected. The thought behind this kind of inquire

about is to think around frequencies, midpoints, and other quantifiable computations

(Shields and Rangarjan, 2013). In this see, the graphic strategy was an appropriate

inquire about arrange that was utilized by the researchers within the inquire about for

the examination work included in choosing the stressors among Criminology

understudies within the College of Mindanao.

Research Subjects

The respondents of this examination were three hundred (300) chose

Criminology understudies of the College of Mindanao. The analysts utilized a

purposive testing technique since fair chose Criminology understudies in UM were the

respondents of the examination. Babbie (2011) characterized purposive inspecting as

moreover ordinarily called a judgmental case, is one that's chosen in see of the
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information of a masses and the reason for the examination wherein the subjects are

chosen on account of a few characteristics.

Table 1. Characteristics of 300 respondents included in the survey

Profile Variables Group Frequency Percent

Male 185 61.7
Gender Female 115 38.3

16-18 80 26.7
19-21 149 49.7
Age 22-24 59 19.7
25 and above 12 4.0

1st Year 99 33.0

2nd Year 67 22.3
Year Level
3rd Year 75 25.0
4th Year 59 19.7

Research Instrument

The analysts utilized a downloaded survey from the web which was adjusted to

fit into the think about. Amid the alteration of the investigate instrument, the analysts

were helped by their investigate counsel. The study survey experienced substance

approval from chosen workforce from the College of Criminal Equity Instruction of the

College of Mindanao.

The overview survey was partitioned into two (2) parts. The primary portion was the

profiles of the respondents whereas the moment portion were questions relating to the

impacts of push to student’s scholarly performance.

In assessing the reactions of the respondents, the taking after scales were used:
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Scale Description Interpretation

This implies that the,

stressors among
4.20 - 5.00 Always criminology students is
always observed.

This implies that the

stressors among
3.40 - 4.19 Often criminology students is
often observed.

This implies that the

stressors among
2.30 – 3.39 Sometimes criminology students is
sometimes observed.

This implies that the

stressors among
1.80 – 2.29 Seldom criminology students is
seldom observed.

This Implies that the

stressors among
1.00 – 1.79 Never
criminology students is
never observed at all.

Data Gathering Procedures

The taking after steps were taken after by the analysts within the conduct of the

ponder:

1. Asking Permission to Conduct the Study. The analysts inquired

authorization, through a formal letter properly famous by their proposal counsel to the

Dignitary of College of Criminal Equity Instruction to conduct the ponder.

2. Administration of Research Instrument. After getting essential consent,

the analysts conveyed the downloaded adjusted surveys to their chosen respondents.
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3. Collation and Tabulation of Data. The analysts recovered the overview

surveys and arranged all the information that was subjected to factual investigation

with the direction of the school analyst. At that point the comes about were analyzed

and translated based on the articulation of the issue of the ponder.

Statistical Treatment of the Data

The taking after factual devices were utilized within the computation of

information testing the theory at 0.05 level of centrality.

Percentage was utilized in deciding the proportion based on their statistic

profile in rate frame.

Average Weighted Mean (Mean) was utilized in deciding the level of stressors

among Criminology understudies.

ANOVA was utilized in deciding the critical distinction within the level of stressor

among Criminology understudies when analyzed by profile.

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Chapter 3

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDING

This chapter presents the information assembled and its investigation and their

elucidations are based from factual result. The introduction as organized as takes

after: Level of Stressors among Criminology Understudies within the College of

Mindanao, and Critical Distinction within the Level of Stressors among Criminology

Understudies within the College of Mindanao When Analyzed by Profile.

Level of Stressors among Criminology Student in the University of Mindanao

Table 2 appears the level of the stressors among Criminology understudies

within the College of Mindanao. Findings uncovered that there's a direct level of effect

of stressors among Criminology understudies within the College of Mindanao as

reflected within the generally cruel score of 3.46, which encompasses a graphic

translation of direct. This implies that frustration, conflicts, pressure, changes and self-

imposed moderately create stress among the Criminology students in the University

of Mindanao. This means that students feel being stressed when they are frustrated,

having conflicts with others, feeling being pressures, changes, and also the feeling of

self-imposed. The feeling of being stressed, particularly among students was natural

as explained by Comer (2010) that stress is a person’s ability to cope with situations

that appear to threaten their well-being. Stress is also a natural psychological and

physical reaction to the demands exerted by life.

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Table 2. Level of the stressors among Criminology students in the University

of Mindanao

Indicators Mean Std. Descriptive

Deviation Interpretation
Frustration 3.47 0.802 Moderate
Conflicts 3.38 0.884 Moderate
Pressure 3.52 0.902 Moderate
Changes 3.44 0.914 Moderate
Self-Imposed 3.49 0.813 Moderate
Overall 3.46 0.863 Moderate

event(s), the body responds by activating the nervous system and releasing hormones

such as adrenalin and cortisol. This enables the body to quickly and effectively deal

with the stressful situation.

Specifically, Criminology students are moderately stressed when they have

frustrations, as reflected in the total mean rating of 3.47, which has a descriptive

interpretation of moderate. Among the frustrations that moderately causes stress

among Criminology students are the delays in reaching their goals, daily hassles or

difficulties in reaching their goals, the lack of money, books, etc., the failures in

accomplishing their goals, not having been socially accepted or the feeling of being

socially outcast, and being denied opportunities in spite of their qualifications. The

findings was supported by Robinson-Wood (2009) that young people experience

stress related to academic work, relationships, financial difficulties, employment

situations and personal factors.

Likewise, Criminology students are also moderately stressed when they are

having conflicts, as reflected in the total mean rating of 3.38, which has a descriptive

interpretation of moderate. Among the conflicts that moderately causes stress among

Criminology students are the conflicts produced by two or more desirable choices, two
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or more undesirable alternative or choice, and also when a goal had both positive and

negative alternatives.

Similarly, Criminology students are also moderately stressed when they feel of

pressure, as reflected in the total mean rating of 3.52, which has a descriptive

interpretation of moderate. Among the pressures that moderately causes stress

among Criminology students are the competitions on grades, relationship with friends

/ classmates, deadlines of school requirements / projects, due to an overload like

attempting too many things at one time and due to interpersonal relationships such as

with family and friends. This was supported by Esia-Donkoh et al (2011) that stress

refers to school-related challenges faced by students and their ability to overcome

those challenges.

On the same manner, Criminology students are also moderately stressed when

they feel of changes, as reflected in the total mean rating of 3.44, which has a

descriptive interpretation of moderate. Among the changes that moderately causes

stress among Criminology students are the rapid unpleasant changes, too many

changes occurring at the same time and also the change which disrupted their life and

goals.

In addition, Criminology students are also moderately stressed when they feel

of self-imposed, as reflected in the total mean rating of 3.49, which has a descriptive

interpretation of moderate. Among the self-imposed that moderately causes stress

among Criminology students are the eagerness to compete and win, to be noticed and

be loved by all, worrying about everything and everybody, tendency to procrastinate

or putting off things that have to be done, finding a perfect solution to the problems

and also worrying and getting anxious about taking tests. Findings conformed to the

idea of Buloand Sanchez (2014) that academic stress may occur due to fear of not
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getting a University placement, course workload, poor academic performance, high

self-expectation, preparation for tests, low interest in a particular subject, missing

classes and teacher’s punishment.

Significant Difference in the Level of Stressors

Among Criminology Students in the University
Of Mindanao When Analyzed by Gender

Table 3 appears the critical contrast within the level of stressors among

Criminology understudies within the College of Mindanao when analyzed by sex.

Discoveries appear that there are no critical contrasts in pointers dissatisfaction (p-

value=0.501), weight (p-value=0.879), and self-imposed (p-value=0.804), as p-values

of these three pointers are more prominent than .05 level of centrality set in this

consider. Be that as it may, critical contrasts were showed in pointers clashes (p-

value=0.042), and changes (p-value=0.006), as both pointers have p-values lesser

than .05 level of centrality.

Table 3. Independent Sample t-test results showing the differences in the

stressors among Criminology students in the University of Mindanao
when analyzed by gender

Indicators Group N Mean Std.Dev. t-value p-value

Frustration Male 185 3.54 0.786 1.955 0.501
Female 185 3.36 0.818
Conflicts Male 185 3.46 0.871 2.042 0.042*
Female 185 3.25 0.893
Pressure Male 185 3.51 0.877 0.153 0.879
Female 185 3.53 0.945
Changes Male 185 3.56 0.890 2.761 0.006*
Female 185 3.26 0.927
Self-Imposed Male 185 3.50 0.798 0.249 0.804
Female 185 3.48 0.838
*p<0.05
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Significant Difference in the Level of Stressors

Among Criminology Students in the University
Of Mindanao When Analyzed by Age

Table 4 appears the critical contrast within the level of stressors among

Criminology understudies within the College of Mindanao when analyzed by age.

Discoveries appear that there are no critical contrasts in all pointers as by and large

p-value of 0.722 is more prominent than .05 level of importance set in this study.

Hence, there's no significant contrast within the level of stressors among Criminology

understudies within the College of Mindanao when analyzed by age. This implies that

youthful and more seasoned Criminology understudies have the same level of

stressors, which suggests that they have the same level of being pushed since of

disappointment, clashes, weight, changes and self-imposed.

Table 4. Summary of ANOVA results showing the differences in the

stressors among Criminology students in the University of Mindanao when
analyzed by age

Sum of Df Mean f Sig

Squares Square
Between 0.673 3 0.224 0.444 0.722
Groups
Within 149.630 296 0.506
Groups
Total 150.302 299
*p<0.05

Significant Difference in the Level of Stressors

Among Criminology Students in the University
Of Mindanao When Analyzed by Year Level

Table 5 appears the critical contrast within the level of stressors among

Criminology understudies within the College of Mindanao when analyzed by year level.

Discoveries appear that there are noteworthy contrasts in all markers as generally p-

value of 0.003 is lesser than .05 level of centrality set in this think about. Hence, there's
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noteworthy distinction within the level of stressors among Criminology understudies

within the College of Mindanao when analyzed by year level. This implies that first,

second, third and fourth Criminology students have different level of stressors, which

means that they have different level of being stressed because of frustration, conflicts,

pressure, changes and self-imposed.

Table 5. Summary of ANOVA results showing the differences in the stressors

among Criminology students in the University of Mindanao when analyzed
by year level

Sum of Df Mean f Sig

Squares Square
Between 0.786 3 2.262 4.665 0.003*
Groups
Within 143.516 296 0.485
Groups
Total 150.302 299
*p<0.05
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Chapter 4

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Found in this chapter are the summary, conclusions and recommendations.

Summary of findings

This inquires about consider examines almost the level of stressors among

Criminology understudies within the College of Mindanao. The discoveries of the

ponder were summarized as takes after:

1. In terms of the level of stressors among Criminology students in the

University of Mindanao, the feeling of being pressured is the highest rated among the

stressors.

2. In terms of noteworthy contrast within the level of stressors among

Criminology students in the University of Mindanao, no critical contrasts were showed

when analyzed by age, however, there is when analyzed by year level and also when

analyzed by gender in terms of conflicts and changes.

Conclusions

Based on the discoveries of the consider, the taking after conclusions are

drawn:

1. Criminology students manifested in moderate level of stressors werein

the overall mean score is 3.46 which are in the moderate level, which means if the

stressors among criminology students is sometimes.

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2. Profile of the respondents such as age is a non-factor in providing

significant difference on the level of stressors among Criminology students, while

gender and year level are factors in creating differences in the level of stressors.

Recommendations

Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are

given:

To School Administrators, they may figure designs and projects that could

enable students to oversee or adapt up to everyday stresses, especially when they

are being constrained in their studies. They may likewise use the discoveries in

defining intercession program to decrease or limit worries of the students and enhance

their academic performance

To Instructors/Teachers, they may keep on helping students who are under

pressure, especially in their studies by giving advice, and in the meantime, train them

to rehearse time administration altogether not to feel weight amid their studies.

To Students, they should keep on reading books, magazines, diaries about

pressure so they will know about the impacts of a lot of weight on them, especially on

their academic performance, accordingly, they will have the capacity to adapt up to it.

To Future Researchers, they may use the information and data from this study

as benchmark information for their future studies and research.

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