Stressors among criminology students in the University of Mindanao

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, SelfImposed "