Stress and Coping Strategies of Preservice Teachers amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This research was conducted to find the most common sources of underlying stress and what coping strategies encountered by teaching staff amid the Covid-19 pandemic at West Visayas State University Lambunao Campus. Descriptive research methods such as survey and interview techniques were used. An adapted and modified survey questionnaire was used. There were 104 respondents who were specifically selected with consent. Lack of study materials, heavy academic workload, and poor performance on assessment tasks were found to be the most common causes of academic stress. In the psychosocial category, the presence of financial problems, worries about the future, fear of completing assigned tasks, and lack of time to relax were noted. In addition, lack of sleep, irregular eating habits, and lack of a healthy diet were sources of health-related stress. The most common coping mechanisms used by respondents in the face of stress were positive reframing- seeing something good in the situation, learning from the experience, laboriously managing- doing commodity about the situation, taking action to undo or help stressors, and supplicate and meditate. Eventually, it was also discovered that the respondents also suffer from an unstable internet connection.