Abstract:
The study determined whether the college students' levels of spirituality
were associated with their perceived stress, their locus of control and the coping
strategies they employed to deal with stress. Respondents included two hundred
and three (203) 1st to 3rd year college students currently enrolled in colleges and
universities in Metro Manila. A survey questionnaire with closed and open
questions, Spirituality and Perceived Stress Scales were utilized for data gathering.
Pearson r statistical method was used to determine the correlation between level of
spirituality and perceived stress, while Chi-Square Test was used to find if the
college students' levels of spirituality were independent of their loci of control and
coping strategies. The results indicated that yielded a negative correlation (r =-
.726) between their levels of spirituality and perceived stress, and a significant
relation * = .001) between their loci of control and level of spirituality. Results
also showed that their levels of spirituality influence the type of emotion-focused
coping strategies college students use.
