Navigating Academic Stress: Does It Affect English Performance?

Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) is again shining in the academic limelight as Dr. Erlinda Tibus and Dr. Sybill Krizzia Ledesma expose their research titled "Factors of Academic Stress: Do They Impact English Academic Performance?" This insightful paper delves into the concern of how college students become stressed at academics and their possible impacts on their grades in an English course. Dr. Tibus and Dr. Ledesma utilized a descriptive-exploratory design in the participation of 250 students for research. They utilized Exploratory Factor Analysis and Pearson correlation analysis to get a more profound understanding of the factors underlying academic stress. Their study has proved that the general stress level was moderate. After doing thorough analysis, there were four major stress factors identified: perceived personal stress, classroom stress, performance stress, and time management stress.

Interestingly, though personal and class room and performance were under stress, there are found to be significant association amongst them, but on time management stress there found non-significant association also with personal, class, room and performance. Secondly,none of the above types of stressors directly influences any type of academic results which have been taken into consideration, in English, whether they have coped their stress or not at time of examination through further ways. This study, therefore, shows what is most fundamental to students' lives: the resilience that defines them. Furthermore, it reflects the need for school systems to provide adequate support systems to address academic pressures that students face. By provision of prevention and intervention services, schools can thereby empower their children to better cope with stress, thus creating a better learning environment. Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) proudly serves this larger conversation in academics and remains committed to research that benefits both the academic experience and overall student success. This article aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health and Well-being.