Factors Affecting Stress among Faculty Members of Public Universities in the Philippines: A Multiple Regression Analysis

Abstract

This study focused on particular demographic and education-related factors that contribute to the stress levels of public university faculty members in the Philippines. Participants in this study were part-time or full-time faculty members of Philippine public universities and were teaching at least a class during the First Semester of Academic Year 2016-2017. Participants were tasked to answer a survey, online or paper format, consisting of 3 instruments and other questions. Responses from 100 participants were then analyzed with multiple regression as the main statistical analysis. Results showed part-time/full-time status, age, job satisfaction and negative religious coping as significant predictors of faculty stress. Other performed analyses also revealed significant negative correlations between job satisfaction and stressors related to reward and recognition and departmental influence. In addition, though faculty members preferred positive religious coping as a coping strategy over negative religious coping, a significant positive correlation was noted between the 2 types. Recommendations were made for future studies related to stress among public university faculty members in the Philippines.

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“…Exploring occupational stressors of faculty using FSI showed a mean FSI score of 48.8, in stark difference with higher values reported using the same measure in other studies from that tackled public [ 53 ] and private institutions [ 35 ]. Further, multiple factors contribute to faculty stress, as shown by the FSI domains.…”

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“…Furthermore, the study was able to upgrade the FSI in consistency with published literature (Iqbal & Kokash, 2011;Parveen, 2013;Tan, 2017;Syed et al, 2020). The current upgraded version used in this analysis includes an additional area for satisfaction with online courses, which was not present in the previous versions of the FSI, and which appeared necessary to add given the shift to remote education that accompanied the pandemic.…”

Associations between perceived occupational stressors and symptoms severity of depression, anxiety and stress among academic faculty: First cross-sectional study from Qatar

“…Exploring occupational stressors of faculty using FSI showed a mean FSI score of 48.8, in stark difference with higher values reported using the same measure in other studies from that tackled public [ 53 ] and private institutions [ 35 ]. Further, multiple factors contribute to faculty stress, as shown by the FSI domains.…”

Snooping Job Related Organizational Stress of Selected Faculty Members in Higher Education Institutions

“…This implies that faculty members are slightly stressed when dealing with different stressors such as, nature of work, relationship with peers, relationship with superiors, relationship with students, time spent in school and co-curricular activities. The above finding is similar to the study conducted byTan (2017) in that faculty members normally experience slight to moderate pressure when facing with diverse stressors like time limitations, professional identity, and students' relation.…”

Assessment of stress among pharmacy educators: Validation of the faculty stress index and 2-year cross-sectional follow-up in a Lebanese pharmacy school

“…Furthermore, the study was able to upgrade the FSI in consistency with published literature (Iqbal & Kokash, 2011;Parveen, 2013;Tan, 2017;Syed et al, 2020). The current upgraded version used in this analysis includes an additional area for satisfaction with online courses, which was not present in the previous versions of the FSI, and which appeared necessary to add given the shift to remote education that accompanied the pandemic.…”

Associations between perceived occupational stressors and symptoms severity of depression, anxiety and stress among academic faculty: First cross-sectional study from Qatar

“…Exploring occupational stressors of faculty using FSI showed a mean FSI score of 48.8, in stark difference with higher values reported using the same measure in other studies from that tackled public [ 53 ] and private institutions [ 35 ]. Further, multiple factors contribute to faculty stress, as shown by the FSI domains.…”

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“…This implies that faculty members are slightly stressed when dealing with different stressors such as, nature of work, relationship with peers, relationship with superiors, relationship with students, time spent in school and co-curricular activities. The above finding is similar to the study conducted byTan (2017) in that faculty members normally experience slight to moderate pressure when facing with diverse stressors like time limitations, professional identity, and students' relation.…”

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“…Furthermore, the study was able to upgrade the FSI in consistency with published literature (Iqbal & Kokash, 2011;Parveen, 2013;Tan, 2017;Syed et al, 2020). The current upgraded version used in this analysis includes an additional area for satisfaction with online courses, which was not present in the previous versions of the FSI, and which appeared necessary to add given the shift to remote education that accompanied the pandemic.…”