Away from home : relationship between separation anxiety and academic stress of freshmen college students living in near campus accommodations
Date of Publication
2018
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
Subject Categories
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Defense Panel Member
Roseann Tan Masukhani
Abstract/Summary
This study investigates on the separation anxiety and academic stress specifically on freshmen college students living in near campus accommodations. The age and gender differences were also investigated in relation to their separation anxiety and academic stress. The study was conducted solely around colleges and universities in Manila. A total number of 103 freshmen participants were asked to participate in the study. The tools used in the study were the Adult separation anxiety questionnaire, to determine one's level of separation axiety and the Academic stress scale to determine one's level of academic stress. Researchers used Pearson r correlation to look into the relationship of the following variables: separation anxiety and academic stress, age and separation anxiety, and age and academic stress. A chi-square test of independence was used for analyzing the data of the variables gender and separation anxiety and gender and academic stress. Results showed that there was a significant relationship between separation anxiety and academic stress in the freshmen college students. However, there were no significant findings in age and gender differences in relation to separation anxiety and academic stress.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU21189
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
53 leaves ; 29 cm.
Keywords
Separation anxiety in adolescence; Separation anxiety; Stress in adolescence
Recommended Citation
Cinco, G. S., Hernandez, M. A., & Lim, C. S. (2018). Away from home : relationship between separation anxiety and academic stress of freshmen college students living in near campus accommodations. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8789