| Based on the previous literature review done in the field of psychology, the researcher designed questionnaires and conducted questionnaires investigations among Macau middle school students. The questionnaires are divided into four parts: students' background information, their sources of stress, their coping behavior and their physical and mental health condition. The purposes of this research aim:(1) to examine the kind of stress the Nfacau middle school students face, the kind of coping behavior they adopt and lastly their physical and mental health conditions;(2) to find out the relationship of the above factors.It is my expectation that the data gathered in the research may contribute to the educational and counseling areas.The data collected are analyzed by means of Frequencies, Correlations and Stepwise, firstly Frequencies is used to examine the kind of stress the Macau middle school students face, their coping behavior and their physical and mental health condition. Secondly, Correlations is adopted to find out the relationship of each variable. Thirdly, Stepwise is used to find out which variable are the most influential.According to the research finding, the main sources of stress Macau middle school student come from school work anxiety, low learning abilities and the gap between parent and children. In coping with stress, most of the students use the techniques of cognitive adjustment, and attention shifting while some choose to face the problem. And the overall physical and mental health condition of the students are quite good. However about 10 % of the respondents had thought about committing suicide. One fourth to two fifth of mem are prone to self depreciation, and emotional instability and frequent illness. The amount of stress is not determined on the nature of stress itself, but rather on the coping behavior the students choose. Inappropriate coping behavior will in turn causes poor physical and mental health. |
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