Emilio Aguinaldo College

School of Nursing
Congressional Road Burol Main, Dasmarias, Cavite
046-4164340, 046-4164341
www.eac.edu.ph

THESIS PROPOSAL APPROVAL SHEET

In partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in
Nursing the thesis described in the attached project brief had been prepared and
submitted by: Marryl Chennis M. Bantilan, Job E. Bato-Bato, Maria Rocell S.
Bustonera, Nenita P. Caingal, and Aimee G. Caliolio.
The aforementioned proposal, which has been checked and satisfactorily edited
is hereby recommended for oral examination.
Giovannah H. Castillo, RN MAN
Research Adviser
Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination on January 24, 2015

Obdulia M. Almarez, RN MAEd

Panel Member

Josephine Flores, RN MAN

Panel Member

Accepted and approved in the partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
Degree of
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Arnel G. Pantoja, RN MSN

Dean, School of Nursing

PROPOSAL ETHICAL DECLARATION

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of the Bachelor of Science
in Nursing, this thesis proposal entitled, RESPONSE TO STRESS AMONG
ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN CITY OF
DASMARINAS, CAVITE.
Had been prepared and submitted by: Marryl Chennis M. Bantilan, Job E. BatoBato, Maria Rocell S. Bustonera, Nenita P. Caingal, and Aimee G. Caliolio
The study has the following ethical considerations and guidelines
A. Safeguard against Potential Ethical Dilemmas
1. Beneficence
Freedom of Exploitation

The respondents had the freedom of choosing

between giving their names on the survey tool

Freedom of Harm

in compliance with their privacy needs.

The respondents' physical, emotional, social,
mental or spiritual health was taken into
positive consideration by having each question

Risk to Participants
Benefits of Participants

validated to ensure no harm.

There were no possible foreseen risks.
Respondents became more aware
themselves
responses

particularly
to

stress

about

regarding
that

they

the
were

experiencing.
2

Risk-Benefit Assessment

The whole process of the research study for

both

parties

was

ensured

to

have

no

encountered risks.
2. Respect for Human Dignity
Respect to Self-Determination

Respondents were not forced and not obliged

Right to Full Disclosure

to answer the survey tool questions.

Researchers ensured the full understanding of
the respondents in all the important matters
and significance of the study, and did not force
the respondents to become a participant of the
study.

3. Justice
Right to Fair Treatment

All respondents were treated equally and

Right to Privacy

unbiased.
Confidentiality was ensured when the data was

gathered for the safety of the respondents.

B. Safeguard against Research Misconduct
Plagiarism

All the indicated resources/references pages or

sites used in the study including the name of
author, year published, volume and edition was

Fabrication

properly done by the researchers.

None of the research materials or data gathered
in the study was unjustly created or developed

Falsification

in any way.
All of the documentation and recording of data

was properly acquired and not tampered or

Authorship

manipulated.
The authors of the ideas that were quoted and
taken from other studies were properly informed
prior to quoting, and other ideas came originally

Data Management

from the researchers.

The data gathering followed strict ethical

Conflicts of Interest

guidelines during the process.

No conflicts of interest were found during the
study that could create positive or negative

Financial Management

effects to the study.

Each member of the research team alloted a
fair amount to the finances of the team, and no
money

Use of Information

was

collected

from

any

of

the

respondents of the study.

The data gathered and compiled by the
researchers will only be used for educational
purposes, and the data be kept confidential
from others.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS

AND ACTION TAKEN
Panel
Recommendations
Rephrase the research
title
Stress Response
among adolescent in
Selected Public High
School in Dasmarias
City, Cavite

Action Taken

Remarks

Response to Stress
among Adolescents in
Selected Public High
School in the City of
Dasmarias, Cavite

Modify the significance

of the study

The significance of the

study was changed

Add more related

literatures

More related literatures

were added to support
the study

Reduce the number of

definition of terms

Definition of terms were

reduced to 5

Emilio Aguinaldo College

School of Nursing
Congressional Road Burol Main, Dasmarias, Cavite
046-4164340, 046-4164341
www.eac.edu.ph

RESPONSE TO STRESS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED PUBLIC

HIGH SCHOOL IN CITY OF DASMARIAS, CAVITE
Marryl Chennis M. Bantilan, Job E. Bato-bato, Maria Rocell S. Bustonera,
Nenita P. Caingal and Aimee G. Caliolio

School of Nursing, Emilio Aguinaldo College Cavite

City of Dasmarias, Cavite

ABSTRACT

Stress is a universal phenomenon and can be a result from both positive and
negative experiences. Identifying the nature of stressors in the lives of
adolescents, and determining how they respond is crucial for helping
adolescents capitalize on the many changes that is taking place in their lives
and equip them with tools to make their journey through adolescence a
positive growth-oriented experience. This study aimed to identify the stressors
and the response of the adolescents. Most important limitation of the study is
that the findings cannot be generalized to the larger population. The research
participants were high school students aged 13-19 years old, has utilized the
non-probability purposive sampling, main instrument that was used in this
study is a three-part survey/questionnaire form: the Adolescent Stress
Questionnaire and the Response to Stress Questionnaire. Survey was made
through a one-on-one interview. The statistical treatments used by the
researchers were the Frequency Distribution and Percentage, Kendalls tau_b
and Cross tabulation. Findings have shown that the majority of the stressors
that are being faced by the respondents are the school performance, future
uncertainty and financial pressure; that there is no significant difference on the
respondents response when grouped according to age. However, when
grouped according to gender, religion and family income some response
showed significant difference. The associations found between different nature
of stress and different responses according to the adolescents profile (age,
gender, religion and socioeconomic status) should be further elaborated to
provide better understanding.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This research would not have been possible without the guidance and the help of
several individuals who in one way or another contributed and extended their
valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of this study.
The researchers would like to give their special thanks to the following:

First and foremost our utmost gratitude to God who gave us guidance, strength
and serves as our inspiration as we hurdle all the obstacles in the completion of
this research work. The researchers would like to give him the honor and glory.
To Ms. Giovannah Castillo, for her unselfish and unfailing support as our
research adviser, for all her effort in sharing ideas and information from the start
of the research until the completion; for providing us abundant knowledge in
research; and for her patience, understanding and moral support during the
course of study.
To Dean Arnel G. Pantoja, Ms. Obdulia M. Almarez, Ms. Josephine Flores, the
panel members and critiques, who made this study valuable to nursing research
with their comments and suggestions.
To Ms. Laarni Gloriani, our statistician, for the shared mathematical expertise that
indeed contributed positively in the analysis and interpretation of our data.
To the respondents of this research from our selected High School students in
the City of Dasmarias, Cavite, who contributed so much of their time and gave
their understanding and cooperation, for they are the forefront of this
undertaking.
Last but not the least, our family and friends for their moral, emotional and
financial support to our needs all throughout the study.

The researchers also want to thank those people who have helped in the
pursuance of this study. The researchers share the joy to all of you in
accomplishing this research.
The Researchers

RESPONSE TO STRESS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY
OF DASMARIAS, CAVITE
2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
Title Page...

Letter of Request to the Dean.

Approval Sheet...
Ethical Declaration.
Summary of Proposal Panel Recommendations and Action Taken...

i
ii
vi

Abstract

vii

Acknowledgement.

viii

Table of Contents

List of tables..

xii

List of figures

xiii

List of appendices..

xiv

Chapter 1 Problem and its Background

1.1 Background of the Study.
1.2 Statement of the problem...
1.3 Objective of the study.
1.4 Hypothesis of the study..
1.5 Significance of the study...
1.6 Scope and delimitations..

1
3
3
4
4
6

Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature

2.1 Framework of the study.
2.1.1 Conceptual Framework..
7
2.1.2 Conceptual Diagram...
8
2.2 Literature Review. 9
2.2.1 Local Literature
2.2.2 Foreign Literature
2.2.3 Local Studies
2.2.4 Foreign Studies
2.3 Definition of terms..... 16
Chapter 3 Methodology
1.1 Research Design. 17
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3.2 Research Locale..

3.3 Research Participants........
3.4 Research Instruments........
3.5 Data Gathering Technique
3.6 Data Analysis ..
3.7 Ethical Safeguard.

17
17
18
19
19
20

Chapter 4 Results and Discussion

4.1 Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data..

21

Chapter 5 Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

5.1 Summary of the Study
5.2 Conclusion of the Study........
5.3 Recommendations of the Study..

49
56
57

Bibliography ..

59

Appendices

61

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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number
Title
Page Number
1
Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Stress Response
among Adolescents in terms of Age
21

Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Stress

Response among Adolescents in terms of
Gender 22

Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Stress

Response among Adolescents in terms of
Religion. 23

Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Stress

Response among Adolescents in terms of
Income. 24

Percentage Distribution of Stress Response among

Adolescents on
Stressors

26

Percentage Distribution of Responses to the

stressors among the
respondents
. 29

Significant difference on the stressors as

experienced by the
respondents..
..
35

Cross Tabulation According to

Age.. 36

Cross Tabulation According to

Gender. 39

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Cross Tabulation According to

Religion 43

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Cross Tabulation According to

Income... 46

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Number
1

Title
Page number
Conceptual Diagram
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LIST OF APPENDICES
A. Letters..
B. Tables and Document to Methodology
B.1 Instrument..
B.2 Tables
B.3 Certificates..
C. Curriculum Vitae of Investigators
Other Attachment

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