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ASSESSMENT ON PERCEIVED STRESS AND

COPING STRATEGIES AMONG SELECTED SENIOR

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF OXFORD PHILIPPINES

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN

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CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND IT’S BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by

the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. It may follow the influenza

pandemic of 1918 in magnitude which affected about one-third of the world

population and killed 50 million. To date, severe acute respiratory syndrome

coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, has

affected 213 countries and territories around the world with 14 million cases and

half a million deaths (WHO, 2020). Control efforts worldwide led to travel bans

and restrictions. In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire

Luzon archipelago on enhanced community quarantine on March 16, 2020

(Official Gazette, 2020). Curfew, check-points and travel restrictions were

implemented (PCOO, 2020; Yap and Jiao, 2020). Business and school activities

were suspended indefinitely. People were forced to stay in their homes.

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Previous disease outbreaks caused generalized fear to the public and

induced fear-related behaviors and anxiety (Shultz et al., 2016; Person et al.,

2004). With the novel coronavirus plaguing the world, there are so many

uncertainties with the disease with a possibility of a fatal outcome. There were

reported manifestations of distress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia in general

populations (Wang et al., 2020a; Wang et al., 2020b; Rajkumar, 2020b). The

systematic review and meta-analysis done by Salari et al. (2020) among the

general populations in Asia and Europe showed that the prevalence of stress was

29.6% (95% confidence interval, 24.3-35.4), anxiety was 31.9% (95% CI, 27.5-

36.7) and depression was 33.7% (95% CI, 27.5-40.6).

Infection or death of family and friends could worsen the overall mental

health well-being of an individual (Ahmed et al., 2020). Patients with confirmed or

suspected COVID-19 may experience fear, while those in quarantine might

experience boredom, loneliness, and anger (Xiang et al., 2020). Overwhelming

deep emotional traumas and socio-economic stressors brought about by the

pandemic and the lockdowns have even led the more vulnerable people to

commit suicide (Mamun & Griffiths, 2020; Mamun &

Ullah, 2020; Miller, 2020; Rajkumar, 2020a).
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It is imperative to determine the prevalence of adverse mental health

issues in a society during this pandemic and mitigate its psychological risks and

consequences. To date, there are no studies that examine the

Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the general population

in the Philippines. Therefore, this study aims to establish the prevalence of

psychiatric symptoms and identify risk and protective factors contributing to

psychological stress among social media users in the Philippines during the

COVID-19 pandemic.

Therefore, dealing with the hectic senior high school student life the drastic

lifestyle changes imposed due to COVID 19 pandemic can be very challenging.

As there is no current study done in Philippines among senior high school student,

the present study attempts to explore the perceived stress and the coping

strategies utilized by the selected Senior High School students in the COVID 19

pandemic lockdown.

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

This study utilize Cox’s Model Stress, according to Cox (1978, 1985) the

individual becomes stressed when a discrepancy occurs between the perceived

level of the stressful demands and his/her perceived ability to respond to and to
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cope with the demands. There is thus an imbalance between a perceived demand

and a perceived capacity to cope. Cox (1985) notes that: The classic stressful

situation is one in which the persons resources are not well matched to the level

of demand and where there are constraints on coping and little social support.

Stress, itself, is an individual psychological state. It is to do with the persons

perception of the work environment and the emotional experience of it (p.1156).

Cox (1978, 1985) maintains that perception plays an important role in

„recognizing‟ stressors. The individuals ability to cope with environmental „threats‟

or adverse events are also emphasized. This view would suggest that if the

individual can perceive environmental and psychological demands made on him,

he can learn (for example, through counselling as a form of intervention) to

recognize which are the best resources to call upon when confronted with

perceived stressful demands. Cox (1985) emphasizes that the stress phases

experienced by the individual involve a complex interactive process with various

levels of appraisal, emotion and response, with the immediate response to a

stressful situation being in the form of negative emotion, propelling the individual

into flight or fight action. Cox (1978, 1985) maintains that stress is an imbalance

between a perceived demand and a perceived capability, with the demands

changing at various levels of appraisal during the phases of the stress process.

An appraisal of capability takes into account external resources as well as internal

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capabilities. In using the „capabilities‟ the individuals makes an assessment of the

social support available (external factors) and appraises his or her internal

strengths or limitations in order to deal with the stressor. Successfully coping with

stress would thus be reliant on the individuals assessment of where his/her coping

resources exist, namely from an internal or an external source. Cox’s model could

be compared to Rotter’s theory of Locus of Control which asserts that some

individuals have a stronger internal locus of control, namely a greater sense of

self-reliance. According to Rotter’s theory, individuals with a stronger internal

locus of control have a greater influence over their destiny or circumstances,

which would suggest that they would cope better in stress related situations.

Mayer and Sutton (1996) contend that individuals with a strong internal locus of

control are associated with greater academic achievement, more effective

relationships and a greater problem solving ability than those individuals showing

a greater external locus of control. When further compared to Cox’s model, the

individual with the stronger internal locus of control would reveal a more positive

appraisal of his/her internal capabilities than the individual with a stronger external

locus of control, which would reveal a less confident appraisal of his/her internal

capabilities in coping with stress. As part of the individuals appraisal of his/her

coping abilities, recognition of the symptoms of stress whether physical or

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psychological, play an important role in “warning‟ the individual that he or she is

experiencing unhealthy stress levels.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This research study aim to assess the perceived stress and coping

strategies among selected Senior High School Students of Oxford Philippines

International School (OPIS) during COVID 19 pandemic lockdown. It sought to

answer the following:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 age;

1.2 gender;

1.3 grade level;

1.4 religion;

1.5 residing presently; and

1.6 source of information for COVID 19?

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2. How often the stress perceived by the selected senior high school student

respondents in regards to COVID 19 lockdown?

3. How much the selected senior high school student respondents have using

each coping style to relieve or minimize stress during COVID 19 lockdown?

4. Is there a significant relationship of the perceived stress level of selected

senior high school student respondents with selected socio demographic

variable during COVID 19 lockdown?

5. Is there a significant relationship of the coping adopted of selected senior

high school student respondents with selected socio demographic variable

during COVID 19 lockdown?

HYPOTHESES

Ho1: There is no significant relationship of the perceived stress level of

selected senior high school student respondents with selected socio

demographic variable during COVID 19 lockdown.

Ho2: There is no significant relationship of the coping adopted of selected

senior high school student respondents with selected socio demographic

variable during COVID 19 lockdown.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

School Administrator: Ensure the necessary resources, policies and

infrastructure, are in place that protect the health and safety of all school

personnel, including people at higher risk.

School: Must provide or think a solution to lessen or avoid stress for their

students Educate staff and students on COVID-19 prevention measures,

develop a schedule for daily cleaning and disinfection of the school

environment, facilities and frequently touches surfaces, and ensure availability

of hand hygiene facilities and national/local guidance on the use of masks.

Teachers: Must build strong relationship with and between students to help

them get through this very challenging time.

Educators: Fix problems, soothe troubled student feelings, and quickly

find a solution. Often, we need to let go and observe, allowing the

experience to unfold. Follow the quiet. Allow the quiet of contemplation

to enter, and to leave when its work is completed.

Students: Understand the effect of being stress and think of an effective

strategy to cope up stress like humming and singing activate the vagus

nerve, a critical nerve that flows from the brain stem throughout most

of our body. It is associated with functions of the body that are

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automatic, like swallowing, digesting, and the heart’s beating, and it

relays signals to the brain that all is well or not. Activating this nerve

basically tells your brain that you are calm and relaxed, while

stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system to slow your heart

rate and respiration and lower your blood pressure.

Schools should

Parents: Must be aware of the feelings of their children and should keep

informed about the measures being implemented to ensure their collaboration

and support with the school.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

All Senior High School students of Oxford Philippine International School

(OPIS) can participate in the survey. Participants in other school than Oxford

Philippine International School were not included in the study.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Senior High School Students: All students underlying Grade 11 and

Grade 12 of Oxford Philippine International School in Dasmarinas Cavite.

Lockdown: Restrictions imposed on the general public to remain indoors

and maintain social distancing with each other in the outbreak of pandemic.
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Perceived Stress: Perceived stress is the feelings or thoughts which the

Senior High School students have about how much stress they are since being

under lockdown in the past one month.

Coping strategies: Coping strategies refer to the specific efforts, both

behavioral and psychological, that the Senior High School students are employing

to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize stressful events during lockdown.

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CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

The world has seen outbreaks of epidemics and pandemic since prehistoric

times - 5000 BC China , 430 BC Plague of Athens , AD 165-180 Antonine

Plague , The Black Death 1346-1353 Asia to Europe , American Plague 16th

century , to the present age like Great Plague of London 1665-1666 , Great

Plague of Marseille 1720-1723 , Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic 1793 ,

Spanish Flu 1918-1920 , Asian Flu: 1957-1958 , SARS pandemic 2003 , H1N1

Swine Flu pandemic: 2009- 2010 , West African Ebola epidemic: 2014- 2016 ,

Zika Virus epidemic: 2015-present day. Covid Pandemic, which is currently

affecting the world with its origin in Wuhan, China started in Dec 2019. Affecting

nearly all the countries in the world it is a historic health emergency condition the

world has ever seen which is even worse than world war II.

The rate of contagion and patterns of transmission is threatening the whole

mankind. Pandemic is the outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide

geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population: a

pandemic outbreak of a disease.

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The occurrence of Pandemic had increased over the last years with global

warming, urbanization, globalization, and exploitation of natural resources. With

the previous epidemic and pandemic, the International Health Regulation and

WHO's prepared to meet specific standards for detecting, reporting on, and

responding to outbreaks. Despite these improvements, significant gaps and

challenges exist in global pandemic preparedness. Pandemics not only impact the

mortality morbidity but also stagger the economic growth, delays development.

There is social disruption, political tension and individual behavioral changes,

such as fear-induced aversion to workplaces and other public gathering places.

Pandemic affects the mental health of individual as a total result.

Pandemics like COVID 19, affects the mental health due to numerous reasons.

Uncertainty, poor prognosis, economic loss, insecurity, confusion, emotional

isolation, stigma, school/work closure, inadequate resources for medical

response, and deficient distribution of necessities. As a result people experience a

lot of emotional disturbances such as stress, insomnia, frustration, irritability which

could lead to psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety, behavioral changes

(substance abuse), also post-traumatic stress disorder in later stages. Some

groups may be more vulnerable than others to the psycho-social effects of

pandemics. In particular, people who contract the disease, those at heightened

risk for it (including the elderly, people with compromised immune function, and
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those living or receiving care in congregate settings), and people with preexisting

medical, psychiatric, or substance use problems are at increased risk for adverse

psycho-social outcomes.

The psychological issue can worsen with social distancing and the

lockdown measures taken by administrations as observed in many countries

worldwide.

Limacaoco et al (Apr 2020) In a descriptive study titled Anxiety, worry and

perceived stress in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2020 which

was conducted in 41 countries, revealed that significant higher scores of

perceived stress were observed among women, youth, students, and among

those who expressed concern and those who perceived increased susceptibility to

the COVID-19.

Lee J in an article published in Lancet (Apr 2020) explains the effects of

COVID 19 pandemic on students. In a survey, which included 2111 participants

up to age 25 years with a mental illness history in the UK, 83% said the pandemic

had made their conditions worse, 26% said they were unable to access mental

health support; peer support groups and face-to-face services have been

canceled, and support by phone or online can be challenging for some young

people.
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According to India Today (07 Apr 20) there are three major education

problems that students and educators currently face due to the Covid-19

pandemic: 1. Students caught in the cross wire. These are those students who

are caught in the limbo on account of education outcomes being withheld due to

the Covid19 pandemic. Some of them do not have a result because exams either

did not happen or were left in the middle. 2 .Students one year away from school

or college-leaving exams. 3. Education disruption. In response to the Covid-19

scare, many schools and colleges have moved online and parents seem to have

assumed the role of teachers. Again, while there are a ton of fantastic resources

which are available, there are not too many resources which mimic the school that

is, provide for multidisciplinary learning, encourage connections across different

domains and inspire ideas which help a child develop 21st century skills and

prepare themselves for the jobs of the future.

A survey done was by Dartlet et al 2020 (US) to assess the effect of

COVID 19 on college students. 4 in 5 students see their institutes as trustworthy

sources of COVID19 information. 4 in 5 students report having to make large or

drastic life changes to accommodate the current COVID-19 situation. Despite

being digital natives, most students are not fully comfortable with an exclusive

online learning medium. [10] Thus it is obvious that the covid 19 pandemic has a

negative impact on the student’s life.

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With the imposing stress of COVID 19 on the students, the present study is

focused on the perceived stress by the senior high school students . Previous

studies from UK and India have revealed that nursing students face comparatively

higher level of stress as compared to their counterparts in other colleges.

Senturk et al (2018) in Turkey determined in a descriptive study done on

the nursing students that the level of stress faced by them was above moderate

level.
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CHAPTER 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH DESIGN

This study utilize descriptive - quantitative research design because it aims

to accurately and systematically describe a population, situation or phenomenon.

It can answer what, where, when and how questions, but not why questions.

A descriptive research design can use a wide variety of research methods to

investigate one or more variables.

Purposive sampling was used to get the needed sample of the study,

because purposive sample is a non-probability sample that is selected based on

characteristics of a population and the objective of the study. Purposive

sampling is different from convenience sampling and is also known as judgmental,

selective, or subjective sampling
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LOCALE AND POPULATION

The accessible respondents of this study were 30 senior high school

students enrolled for School Year 2020 – 2021 at Oxford Philippines International

School (OPIS), located at Paliparan III Dasmarinasn Cavite.

INSTRUMENT USE OF THE STUDY

Online Questionnaire consisting of 3 sections i) Socio-demographic data ii)

Modified Perceived Stress Scale iii) Modified Brief Coping Strategies Scale.

For socio-demographic data it consist of 6 questions – Gender , Age ,

Grade level

Religion , Residing with family or in hostel , and Source of information about

COVID 19.

Perceived Stress Scale Perceived Stress Scale was developed by

Sheldon Cohen in the year 1983. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is the most

widely used psychological instrument for measuring the perception of stress. The

scale also includes a number of direct queries about current levels of experienced

stress. The items are easy to understand, and the response alternatives are

simple to grasp. Moreover, the questions are of a general nature and hence are
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relatively free of content specific to any sub-population group. The questions in

the PSS ask about feelings and thoughts during the last month. In each case,

respondents are asked how often they felt a certain way Stress among senior high

school students was measured using a previously validated (Cronbach's α

coefficient of internal consistency 0.85) perceived stress scale (PSS). The scale

yielded a single score, with high scores indicating higher levels of stress and

lower levels indicating lower levels of stress.

Brief Cope Strategy Scale : The Brief-COPE is a 28 item self-report

questionnaire designed to measure effective and ineffective ways to cope with a

stressful life event. [15] “Coping” is defined broadly as an effort used to minimize

distress associated with negative life experiences. The scale can determine

someone’s primary coping styles such as Emotion Focused Coping, Problem

Focused Coping, Adaptive Coping and Maladaptive Coping. Validity: The Brief-

Cope was developed as a short version of the original 60-item COPE scale

(Carver et al., 1989), which was theoretically derived based on various models of

coping. The Breif-Cope was initially validated on a 168 participant community

sample whom had been impacted by a hurricane (Carver, 1997), and shown to

have adequate factor structure.

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DATA GATHERING PROCEDURES

1. Permission was taken from the principal of senior high school department to

conduct the study and ethical clearance was obtained.

2. Participants who were meeting the inclusion criteria were selected by

convenient sampling.

3. Consent from the participants were obtained and the purpose of the study was

explained to them through online survey questionnaire.

4. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of socio demographic data,

Perceived Stress Scale and Brief Coping Strategies Scale.

5. An email was provided to the participants to give their comments or to write to

the authors.

6. Participants who were unwilling to complete the questionnaire due to personal

reasons were free to withdraw from the study .

7. The questionnaire were taken from the participants and analysis was done

further .

8. Confidentiality of the collected data was maintained and used only for the

research purpose .
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9. Data collection was done from 30 participants on in the second week of

November.

STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA

The collected data were organized as descriptive, and they included the

student’s age, gender, year of study etc, the data were analyzed and tabulated as

percentage distribution (Table 01). The mean score and SD were tabulated for

each of the measures under research, gender, age, religion, basic qualification,

family type, parent's occupation, comorbidity in the family and place of residing

presently. Inferential statistical analysis was done for the perceived stress and

coping strategies. The mean score and SD were tabulated. The data were

analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences statistical software

(SPSS -21) . Association between socio demographic data was analyzed using

ANOVA and Mann Whitney test.

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CHAPTER 4

The Grade 11 and Senior High school Students in Oxfordian Colleges  can

handle their stress that e-learning gives them by simply doing the things that

makes them happy but some of us wants a face to face with so many reasons but

we need to follow or take this that given to us  which is the online distance

learning you will be stress in school works but there's a way or strategy to cope

with that stress and be aware that not everything being said about Covid-19

SURVEY

yes no sometimes 1. Does e-

learning gives
4%
you stress?
16%

80%
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2. Do you find ways to reduce your stress?

yes no sometimes

3% 3%

93%

3. What do you do when you are stressed and how do you survive now in online
distance learning?

 Playing online games such as ML and COD, watching movies, listening to

music, rest, taking necessary break and proper time management.
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4. Are you stressed about school works?

YES NO sometimes

21%

7%

72%

5. Do you have some ways or strategies to do your activities?

YES NO sometimes

11%

37%

53%
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6. Do your parents force you to study when you are not interested?

YES NO sometimes

19%

52%

30%

7. Do you feel stress while studying?

yes no sometimes

26%

3%

71%
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8. Does stress make negative effect in your study?

yes no sometimes

13%

13%

73%

9. Who is the person you will meet when you feel stress?

FRIENDS TEACHER PARENTS BROTHER/SISTER

29%

39%

2%
29%
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10. Do you worry to a particular subject?

YES NO

23%

77%

11. What is the reason behind your stress?

Financial problems Family problem Exams Friends

21%

61% 18%
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12. Which day you feel more stressed?

Before exam During exam After exam I don't know

3%
14%

45%

38%

13. Do you think stress helps to complete your work in time?

yes no sometimes

14%
18%

68%
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14. Are you aware about stress management techniques?

14. are you aware about stress management

techniques?
yes no sometimes

9%

50%

41%

15. Do you tell others when you feel stressed?

yes no sometimes

18%

41%

41%
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CHAPTER 5

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

This paper will show what the impact of the pandemic is on Oxfordian

Colleges students and what possible solutions are available to anticipate it. We all

know that it is not easy to study in this situation. Many universities and colleges

worldwide suspended classroom teaching due to the novel coronavirus pandemic

and switched to online teaching. Pandemics like COVID 19, affects the mental

health due to numerous reasons. Uncertainty, poor prognosis, economic loss,

insecurity, confusion, emotional isolation, stigma, school/work closure, inadequate

resources for medical response, and deficient distribution of necessities. As a

result people experience a lot of emotional disturbances such as stress, insomnia,

frustration, irritability which could lead to psychiatric disorders like depression,

anxiety, behavioral changes (substance abuse), also post-traumatic stress

disorder in later stages. Digital resources provide students with more than just the

ability to attend school. Digital access connects us to other human beings, and

has become a necessary resource to maintain relationships during a time when

we are all forced to be apart but recent studies have shown depression and
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anxiety are at an all-time high among children and youth due to the stresses of

quarantine and anxiety induced by the pandemic.

SUMMARY

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by

the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Overwhelming deep emotional

traumas and socio-economic stressors brought about by the pandemic and the

lockdowns have even led the more vulnerable people to commit suicide Affected

213 countries and territories around the world with 14 million cases and half a

million deaths (WHO, 2020). Control efforts worldwide led to travel bans and

restrictions. In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon

archipelago on enhanced community quarantine on March 16, 2020. The

individual becomes stressed when a discrepancy occurs between the perceived

level of the stressful demands and his/her perceived ability to respond to and to

cope with the demands. There is thus an imbalance between a perceived demand

and a perceived capacity to cope. The classic stressful situation is one in which

the persons resources are not well matched to the level of demand and where

there are constraints on coping and little social support. Stress, itself, is an

individual psychological state. It is to do with the persons perception of the work

environment and the emotional experience of it the rate of contagion and patterns

of transmission is threatening the whole mankind. Pandemic is the outbreak of a

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disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high

proportion of the population: a pandemic outbreak of a disease. The Perceived

Stress Scale (PSS) is the most widely used psychological instrument for

measuring the perception of stress. The scale also includes a number of direct

queries about current levels of experienced stress.

CONCLUSION

The researcher conducted a research title the assessment on perceived

stress and coping strategies among selected senior high school students of

Oxford Philippines International School during Covid - 19 pandemic lock down 

The fear of infection, the possibility of infecting family members and loved one's,

protracted quarantine, the worry of a relative's death,concern about educational

advancement, and other fears have all increased dramatically. The research study

aims to analyze the perceived stress and coping mechanism of some students of

oxford international school and the researchers came up with suggest that if a

person can recognize the environmental and psychological demands placed on

him, he can learn through counseling as a form of intervention to recognize which

resources to use when faced with perceived stressful demand. Academic and

psychological areas were the most often occurring stressors among the students.
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Prospective studies are needed to investigate the links between stressed cases

as well as the occurrence of academic and psychological stresses.Low to

moderate amounts of stress may boost students' motivation, resulting in more

tenacity in studying and reaching long-term goals.High amounts of stress, on the

other hand, might have a negative impact on students,leading to sadness and

despair, and thereby impairing their health and academic performance stress is

inescapable, and it can be tough to overcome in most.

RECOMMENDATION

Therefore the Grade 11 and Senior High school Students in Oxfordian

Colleges  can handle their stress by simply doing the things that makes them

happy and  alive by playing online games , watching movies,  talk to friends, 

using Social Media platform Spend time with their family,  exercise,  etc.  It is

normal to feel sad, distressed, worried, confused, scared or angry during a crisis

especially we are all in online distance learning some of us preferred face to face

because in face to face you will see your friends, classmates you can bond

together eat anywhere after class but we need to follow or take this that given to

us  which is the online distance learning you will be stress in school works but

there's a way or strategy to cope with that stress and be aware that not everything

being said about Covid-19 is accurate its ok to take a break in Social Media On

the one hand, social media is a great way to connect with others. On the other
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hand, it can amplify anxiety and stress with a constant flow of worrisome

(mis)information. Therefore, be careful about your social media use: consider

turning off push notifications, unfollowing or muting accounts which are triggering

for you, muting WhatsApp groups and hiding Facebook posts and feeds that

might overwhelm you. A lot of devices nowadays even offer a function to notify

you once you’ve reached your daily time limit of social media use.  Do what

makes you happy to relax your mind and your nerves this pandemic  stay at home

and follow the protocols for you to be safe and for people around you one day our 

country will be called covid free but our country and world needs our love and

unity to get there.