A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY: BEHAVIOR AFFECTNG ADOLESCENT LIFESTYLES

A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of

AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School Department,
Butuan City, Philippines

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject

Practical Research 2

by

Danielle Abby V. Arabejo

Leizl B. Caserial
Xilcka Mae Castroverde
Melanie Deloso
Frances Gabriel G. Racho
Lester Quimpan

October 2018
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The researchers would like to express their deepest gratitude to all the

persons that have become a big part of this study.

First and foremost, the Almighty God, from which all knowledge and wisdom

originates. The guidance and protection for the researchers to conduct and complete

the study.

The researchers’ families for their unconditional love, moral and financial

support and also the ethical support who had helped a lot in making the research.

The researchers’ Practical Research teacher, Mr. Elmer F. Conde for his

perpetual guidance and knowledge that would make this study possible. For his

moral support, the researchers were able to gain more confidence and motivation to

complete the study.

The respondents of the study for sparing their time. Without the respondents,

the study would not be complete.

The researchers’ classmates and friends for motivating and guiding us

throughout the study. With their unconditional support, the researchers were able to

finish the study with greater confidence.

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ABSTRACT

The major problem affecting human daily lifestyles is stress. It negatively

affects the mental and physical health including the increase of school workload,
time management, and social pressures affecting poor eating habits, lack of sleep,
and academic pressure to do good in school. The research aims to perceive the
relationship between the number of academic-related activities and workload to
unhealthy eating habits, lack of sleep, full schedule, and academic strain. The
respondents in this study included 284 Grade 12 Senior High School Students (115
male and 169 Female) of Agusan National High School. Sampling technique used in
this study is purposive sampling with limitations, under non-probability sampling,
wherein there is a limited time in data gathering, and the number of students are
inconsistent between the data gathering time. The researchers used a research
instrument from a former study carried out by A. Gilis (1997) the said research
instrument is called the Adolescent Lifestyle Questionnaire (ALQ), designed to
measure the idea of a healthy lifestyle in youth and to give complete attention on
healthy lifestyle practices, to empower individuals to enhance their well-being and
are receiving increasing attention for maintaining health and counteracting disease.
The data were subjected to t-test to compare two variables’ means and to
determine the difference between populations, set at 0.05 level of significance.
All respondents regardless of sex have same priorities with their health and lifestyle
activities. This also proves that social factors affect one's lifestyle considering the
fact that the results show that males and females have no significant difference.

Keywords: Lifestyles, adolescent, behaviors

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Title Page …………………………………………………………………… i
Acknowledgment ……………………………………………………………. ii
Abstract ………………………………………………………………………. iii
Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………. iv
List of Tables ………………………………………………………………… vi
List of Figures ……………………………………………………………….. vii
List of Appendices ………………………………………………………….. viii

CHAPTER

1. THE PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Background of the Study …………………………………… 1

Review of Related Literature ………………………………. 3
Theoretical Framework …………………………………….. 5
Research Paradigm ………………………………………… 6
Statement of the Problem ………………………………….. 7
Hypothesis …………………………………………………… 7
Significance of the Study …………………………………… 8
Definition of Terms ………………………………………….. 9 v
Scope and Limitations ……………………………………… 9

2. METHOD
Research Design …………………………………………… 10
Research Respondents ...…………………………………. 10
Research Instrument ………………………………………. 11
Research Procedure……………………………………….. 12
Statistical Tool ……………… ……………………………… 13
3. PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS ………….. 13
4. SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary …………………………………………………... 17
Conclusion ………………………………………………… 17
Recommendations ………………………………………… 18
REFERENCES ……………………………………………………. 19
APPENDICES ……………………………………………………… 22
CURRICULUM VITAE ……………………………………………. 28
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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page
1. Distribution of Respondents 11
2. Verbal Description 14
3. AQL Mean Scores by Sexes 15
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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page
1. Research Paradigm 6
2. Graphical Representation of Mean Scores 17

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page
A. Letter for the ANHS-SHS Principal 22
B. Sample Informed Voluntary Consent 23
C. Sample Questionnaire 24
D. Sample Answer Sheet 26
E. Sample Calculation and Statistical Output 27

Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Background of the Study

Stress is the “norm” but proves to be a major problem affecting human

daily lifestyles and it was focused in a study by the International Journal of Asian

Social Science that undergraduates attending school, were experiencing stress and

it negatively affected the mental and physical health way back year 2013 and quality

of life of students (Ribeiro et al., 2017). A study was conducted on regular students

from Chennai, India, which showed a major percentage of 12th grade students

showing signs of stress, with high levels of depression and anxiety, prior to the

upcoming school year (Rao, 2008) while 29% of the secondary students from

Malaysia experienced intermediate stresses (Tajularipin et al., 2009).

When college students were interviewed, most of them have numerously

expressed their complaint and concerns of the trouble in 2017 as stated by Gulf

News Report, but there have been no significant changes in the educational systems

or faculties to accommodate such difficulties yet. According to International Journal

of Asian Social Science in the year 2013, the expansion of school workload, time

management, and social pressures affects poor eating habits, lack of sleep, and
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academic pressure to do well in school.

The quality of life is a necessary factor as it is the person’s understanding of

their own position in their life, including that of culture, roles, their values or vices,

their goals, standard and concerns. This aspect can be easily affected with physical
and mental health. As described the means of Ibrahim in 1998 that the stress

affecting extreme emotional response is due to internal or external. Stressors can

cause rational or bodily pressures since it submits to stimulators as stated by

International Journal of Asian Social Science in 2013.

Shanghai study showed that male students are having a much harder time

than female students in coping to stress; males are less inclined to having a positive

approach towards this issue. According to (Chen et al., 2012) they have higher

stress levels and poor psychological well-being in contrast to female students.

The topic issue requires a comprehensive thinking acquire more knowledge

and understanding the behavioral basis of students coping up to stress. The

researchers aim is to perceive the relationship between the number of academic-

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related activities and workload to unhealthy eating habits, lack of sleep, full

schedule, and academic strain.

Review of Related Literature

 This part of the research study encompasses the ideas, generalizations, and

conclusions of studies that will aid in providing knowledge and understanding that

are pertinent and alike to the current study.

Social support can be defined as a social aid between a relationship of two

humans that contain both the presence and the implication of steady human

relationships (Turner and Turner, 1999). Because of the developmental stage in

adolescence years, adolescents need sufficient social support from parents and

friends (Helsen et al, 2000). Exploitation in dating connections was inspected among

681 African American and Caucasian youths. Seen social support was assessed as

an arbitrator between physical dating brutality exploitation and tension/dejection and

psychological mistreatment in dating connections and nervousness/sadness. Youth

finished self-report proportions of exploitation in dating connections, mental working,

and [perceived familial and peer social help. Results showed that 37% announced

physical dating savagery and 62% detailed psychological mistreatment in dating

connections. Discoveries feature the intense impact of apparent social help among

pre-adult focuses of physical viciousness and psychological mistreatment in dating

connections (Espelage, D. & M.,Holt 2005). Adolescents have since adjusted to the

consistently developing nearness of innovation in the public eye. Thus, a way of life

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exercises like sedentary, lack of sleep, and withdrawn practices have developed and

have been expanding all-inclusive in the previous two.

The World Health Organization (2007) states that stress happens in a wide

range of work situations but is often made worse when employees feel they have a
little assist from supervisors and colleagues, as nicely as little manipulate over work

processes. Stress is a common element in lifestyles as we develop, and youth are

now not exempted from this (Compas, 1993). In terms of well-being, 44% of the

adolescents participating in the survey on mental health by Walther (2017) more

likely to stressed. The position of stress in an individual's existence depends on how

the person copes with the stress. Adaptive coping responses may reduce some

stressful experiences whilst different patterns of coping might also aggravate stress
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and contributes to long-term, massive bad outcomes.

The last domain tacked the ability of adolescents in preserving its health

awareness. The World Health Organization (2014) claims that health could be a

state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not simply the absence

of malady or poor shape. The scientific community continues to actively find the

factors linked to adolescent health. Researchers generalized and narrowed down

quite a few domains comprising an adolescent’s fitness supported by Gillis’s study

(1997). Health Awareness, social support, and stress management are a phase of

these domains and will be prioritized in this chapter. Several factors affecting

adolescent intellectual fitness have been identified that resulted in elevated

nervousness and hostility amongst adolescents. The factors consist of substance

abuse, late-night activities, and negligence for a bodily endeavor that had been

amplified by using stress from peer pressure. The results, in addition, uncovered

these individuals to existing intellectual illnesses along with psychosis and

depression affecting the adolescents’ holistic health.

 These domains can create or wreck an adolescent’s well-being depends on

their management of stated domains. Also, illustrative examinations commonly

reveal the value of focusing on said domains, particularly for adolescents in

developing countries. Thus, identification and actualizing suitable measures to tackle

the inadequacy in these areas is pivotal to young adults and their prosperity.

Theoretical Framework 6

This study is grounded on the James-Lange Theory of Emotion, combination

of conceptions developed by William St. James, a psychologist from the United

States and Carl Dorothea Lange, a physiologist from Denmark. The concept states

that when a problem stimulates a person (arousal), the autonomic nervous system

reacts by developing physiological manifestation such as quicker tenderness pulse,

extra sweat, accelerated muscular tension, etc. Once these physical events occur,

the mental capacity will interpret these chemical reactions. The outcome of the

brain’s explication is an emotion. As stated by the Psychologist World, the theory is

likened to the “fight-or-flight” response by Walter Bradford Cannon, in which the

bodily sensations prepare a person to react based on the brain’s interpretation of the

event and the physiological events. In his arguments, Lange attempted to give a

simple ton account of his theory by relating its concept to the concept of park

sentience. Seeing linger causes the Automatic Nervous System to animate the

heftiness to bring off tensed and the heart to beat faster, according to Lange’s
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Theory. After such physical wavering, stray is the life-span that emotion of fear

emerges.

Linger causes the Autonomic nervous system to animate the heftiness to

bring off tensed and the heart to beat faster after the physical wavering according to

Lange theory.

Conceptual Framework

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE

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Sex of the Adolescent
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Respondents Health and
Lifestyle
Activities
Fig.

1. Research Paradigm

The research paradigm shows that the sex of respondents (independent

variable) and their lifestyle activities (dependent variable) does not have significant

relationship.

Statement of the Problem

 The researchers intend to know the following:

1. What are the lifestyle and health practices?

2. Is there a significance difference between the health prioritization of the

respondents when grouped according to sex?

Hypothesis

The researchers formulated the following null hypothesis in 0.05 level of

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significance:

H∘: There is no significant difference between males and females in terms of

their health and lifestyle prioritization.

Significance of the Study

The findings of this study will contribute greatly to the society considering that

adolescence a time of existence with wellbeing and formative needs and rights. It is

likewise an opportunity to create information and aptitudes, figure out how to

oversee feelings and connections, and acquire characteristics and capacities that

will be vital for appreciating the adolescent years and accepting grown-up parts.

For the Adolescents, the result of this study will help the adolescents to know

in what domain they should put more effort and how they will balance their healthy

lifestyle.

Also for the Government Agencies, this study will help the agencies such as

DSWD, DOH, DEPED to better understand the health and lifestyle of adolescents.

For the researchers and the future researchers, the study will help them

reveal crucial areas in the educational method that many researchers had been not

capable to explore.

Definition of Terms

The key terms in the study are given the following operational definitions.

Adolescent lifestyle. A manner of how the teenagers live their life.

Behavior. Way on how a person conduct one self.

Adolescent:

Scope and Limitations

 The study conducted to. From the Science and Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) strands of

Agusan National High School – Senior High School Department, 284 respondents

(115 male and 169 Female) were chosen. The data gathering process, done through

a questionnaire and provided with answer sheet to input their answers, conducted in

September 2018.

Chapter 2

METHOD

Research Design

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The target of this study is to determine the significant relationship between

two sex, thus, the researchers utilized descriptive survey research design. The goal

of these design is to get a picture of the current thought, feelings or behaviors of the

respondents and analyzing the data.

Research Respondents/Participants/Subjects

The respondents of the study will be the selected students from Grade 11

STEM Sections: Pythagoras, Heisenberg, Moseley, Newton and Leeuwenhoek and

selected students from Grade 11 HUMSS Section Austen in Agusan National High

School- Senior High School Department. They will be selected based on the

objective of the study that the respondents must be a Senior High School student.

The respondents will also be grouped according to sex and strand.

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Table 1. Distribution of Respondents

Sex

Section Strand Male Female Total

Newton 17 31 48
Heisenberg 21 29 50
Pythagoras 27 23 50
STEM
Leeuwenhoek 20 27 47
Moseley 16 30 46
Austen HUMSS 14 29 43
TOTAL 284

The researchers will use all the students in every section from the selected

strand mentioned above. Sampling technique used in this study is purposive

sampling with limitations, under non-probability sampling, wherein there is a limited

time in data gathering, and the number of students are inconsistent between the

data gathering time.

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Research Instruments

A questionnaire was used to gather data and information needed for the

study. The researchers used a research instrument from a former study carried out

by A. Gilis (1997) the said research instrument is called the Adolescent Lifestyle

Questionnaire (ALQ). It was designed to measure the idea of a healthy lifestyle in

youth and to give complete attention on healthy lifestyle practices, to empower

individuals to enhance their well-being and are receiving increasing attention for

maintaining health and counteracting disease. There will be 43 research questions

to be asked and the research instrument will utilize a 4 point response format 4.

“Most of the time” 3. “Often” 2. “Seldom” 1. “Never” in order for the practices

achieves an ordinal extent of recurrence furthermore without empowering

respondents to pick an impartial alternative. There were two languages, English and

Visayan, which were utilized in the research questionnaire for the respondents to

easily understand the 43 items.

Research Procedure
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The researchers prepared a signed approval letter to gain permission to

conduct the survey. After asking permission from the respective teachers, the

respondents are instructed. An informed consent will be handed to the respondents

prior to the distribution of questionnaire. One questionnaire was given out to each of

the students of sections Grade 11 – Newton, Grade 11 – Heisenberg, Grade 11 –

Pythagoras, Grade 11 – Leeuwenhoek, Grade 11 – Moseley and Grade 11 –

Austen. The procured data are tallied manually and carefully inputted into Microsoft

Excel. The data are computed and came up with a conclusion.

Statistical Tool

The data were subjected to t-test to compare two variables’ means and

to determine the difference between populations, set at 0.05 level of

significance.
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PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS

In this chapter the data gathered has been computed, analyzed, and interpreted in

accordance to the researchers understanding.

The purpose of the study was to identify if there were any significant

differences in the AQL scores among the young Filipino students attending Agusan

High National High School-Senior High Department and studying under the

academic strands of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) and Science,

Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by using the t-test to evaluate

the results and verbal description below to describe the how much students with

different sexes prioritize their health and lifestyle activities.

 Mean Scale Verbal Description(V.D)
3.4 to 4.0 ALWAYS
2.6 to 3.3 RARELY
1.8 to 2.5 OFTEN
1.0 to 1.7 NEVER
Table 2. Verbal Description 15

The formulated results were obtained from the collected data using the

“Adolescent Lifestyle Questionnaire” (ALQ) that consists 20 items, in which 283

respondents (114 males and 169 females) were administered to. The mean scores

from the ALQ for males were 3.014 and the females were 2.8883. The null

hypothesis requires that there are no significant differences between the two ALQ

scores from both sexes. Taking this consideration into account, the results from that

two-tailed test indicates that the results were not significant (p=0.6030, df=10) at

α=0.05, therefore accepting the null hypothesis.

DOMAIN FEMALE V.D MALE V.D TOTAL V.D

MEAN
Identity
3.45 ALWAYS 3.51 OFTEN 3.48 ALWAYS
Awareness
Nutrition 2.52 OFTEN 2.69 RARELY 2.60 RARELY
Physical
2.05 RARELY 2.73 RARELY 2.39 RARELY
Participation
Safety 3.63 ALWAYS 3.60 ALWAYS 3.61 ALWAYS
Health
2.68 RARELY 2.69 RARELY 2.68 RARELY
Awareness
Social 3.33 OFTEN 3.32 OFTEN 3.32 OFTEN
 Support
Stress

Managemen 2.12 OFTEN 3.22 OFTEN 3.17 OFTEN

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Table 3. AQL Mean Scores by Sexes

Domain 1. Identity Awareness. One of the domain that got a high mean score

of 3.48 under “always” in verbal discussion. The female has a lower mean score

compare to the male which means that males are likely to recognize their inner

selves’ easily. There is no significant difference between male and female.

Domain 2. Nutrition. For the second domain, balanced diet is very important

especially in this age because the body is still growing. In this domain it is one that

got the lowest mean score (2.60) it means that they don’t give that much attention to

the food that they eat. The female has a mean score of 2.05 while the male has 2.69

proves that males are more conscious when it comes to the food that they consume.

Domain 3. Physical Participation. Being fit is very important it can help reduce

depression and it can also help to improve a positive image of the body, but base on

the result it shows that the adolescents didn’t give that much attention to this

domain. According to the survey result it got the lowest mean average (2.39)

compare to the other domain, but if we’re going to compare the mean score of

female and males, the male is more physically active but there is no significant

difference between the two.

 Domain 4. Safety. With a total mean score of 3.61 from both sexes’ means,

the verbal description in this domain is “ALWAYS”. Statistically, there is 17

no

significant difference between male in female in safety score.

Domain 5. Health Awareness. Both male respondents (mean average =2.69)

and female respondents (mean average =2.68) scored low in this domain, here is

not significant difference here rather it is almost the same just a 0.01 difference. With

the sexes separate description of “RARELY” the total mean score of 2.68 also has

the verbal description of “RARELY”.

Domain 6. Social Support. It is important for adolescent to have social

support; this is where youths can express their frustrations and issues to others who

listen to them, either it be friends or a family member. The total mean when taken

into account the means of 3.33 and 3.32, for females and males, respectively, have

the mean score of “OFTEN”.

Domain 7. Stress Management. In this domain, we learn how adolescents

handle stress. With the average mean scores of 3.17 from both sexes, wherein the

males (mean average= 3.17) scored lower compared to the females (mean average

=3.22).

The results from each domain varies, it was observed that the adolescents

have given more priority on identity awareness, safety, social support, and stress

management, having these domains scoring higher. While the remaining domains:

nutrition, physical participation, and health awareness scored lesser.

 Figure 2. Graphical Representation of Mean Scores by Domain
Chapter 4

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary

The following major trends are observed in the study:

1. 7 domains of healthy lifestyle shows that the students in ANHS-SHS has

unhealthy lifestyle.

2. The null hypothesis is accepted since the result from the two-tailed t-test

indicted that there is no significant difference between males and females in terms of

their health and lifestyle prioritization.

3. The mean result of male and female respondents were 3.06 and 2.94

respectively.

4. The results shows that regardless of the sex all respondents share the

same priorities when it comes to their health and lifestyle activities.

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The study was designed to determine how adolescent heath affects the

wellbeing of a person and extent of significance. The study targets adolescents,

specifically Senior High School students from the Science, Technology, Engineering

and Mathematics and the Humanities and Social Sciences of Agusan National

High School – Senior High School Department. The computed p value which is

0.604189102 is increased than the alpha level of 0.05, indicating that there is no

substantial distinction between the health prioritization of male and female Senior

High school students of ANHS. All respondents regardless of sex have same

priorities with their health and lifestyle activities. This also proves that social factors

affect one's lifestyle considering the fact that the results show that males and

females have no significant difference.

Recommendations

Primarily based on the findings, its miles exceedingly recommended for

destiny

Research to:

1. Bring emphasis on greater unique factors and domains of adolescent

fitness and
Lifestyle to higher take into account the holistic history of adolescent health.

2. Use an updated tool to cater specifically to the modern-day teens, with the

Inclusion of social media and technology as a difficulty for health.

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Appendix A

Letter for the ANHS-SHS Principal

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA Administrative Region
AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
T. Sanchez Street, Butuan City

September 14, 2018

Mario Y. Orendain
Assistant Principal II
Agusan National High School

Sir:
The undersigned were the STEM (Science, Technoloy, Engineering, and Mathematics) students of
Agusan National High School- Senior High School Department, who are currently working on our research
study entitled, “A Descriptive Study: Behaviors Affecting Adolescent Lifestyles”.The study that tackles
student’s developing coping mechanisms to alleviate the effects of academic stress is significant since this
study helps the people to deal with the causes of stress. For the researchers and the future researchers, the
study will help them reveal crucial areas in the educational method that many researchers had been not
capable to explore. With this, we would like to ask from your good office to allow us to conduct an interview
to these following sections: XI- NEWTON, XI- HEISENBERG, XI- PYTHAGORAS, XI- LEEUWENHOEK, XI- MOSELEY,
XI-AUSTEN

We are hoping for your favorable response to this matter.

Respecfully,
Xilcka Castroverde
Leizl B. Caserial
Melanie S. Deloso
Frances Racho
Lester Quimpan

Noted: Recommending Approval:

Mr. Elmer F. Conde Marlyne M. Villareal, MT-I

Practical Research Adviser Track Head

Approved by: 23

Mario Y. Orendain
Assistant Principal II, ANHS-SHS
Appendix B

Sample Informed Voluntary Consent

INFORMED CONSENT FOR PARTICIPATION

Respondent No. _____

You are invited to participate in a research study, conducted by the

researchers from grade 12 Section Lagrange, entitled “A Descriptive Study:

Behaviors Affecting Adolescent Lifestyles” where in all students from XI-

Leeuwenhoek (STEM), XI-Pythagoras (STEM), XI-Heisenberg (STEM), XI-Newton

 (STEM), XI-Moseley (STEM), XII-Austen (HUMSS) of Agusan High National High

School – Senior High Department, will serve as respondents for the study.

The study and the conduct of surveys have been permitted by the school

principal and the teacher in charge of the study. The survey will only involve one

questionnaire, in which all your responses will serve as crucial data for the study,

and the results generated will be shown to the panelists. Rest assured that the

process is strictly confidential and complete anonymity is applied, all personal

information is only known to the researchers and research teacher.

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Respondent’s Signature: _______________

Appendix C

Sample Survey Questionnaire

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY: BEHAVIORS AFFECTING ADOLESCENT LIFESTYLES

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.) Read the questions properly & carefully.

2.) Check the corresponding box of your answer in the answer sheet.
3.) Do not leave any unnecessary on the questionnaire.

I. Identity Awareness
1. Like who I am (Gusto ko kung kinsa ko)
2. Know my strengths and weaknesses (Sayuron ang akong kalig-on ug kahuyangon)
3. Happy and content (Malipayon ug kontento ko)
4. Look forward to the future (Paglantaw ko sa akong kaugmaon)
5. Set goals for myself (Paghimo ug pangandoy sa kaugalingon)
6. Examine my beliefs (Susihon akong mga tinuohan)
7. My life has purpose (Adunay pulos akong kinabuhi)
 8. Try to do my best (Sulayi ang pagbuhat kutob sa akong mahimo)
9. Confident about my beliefs (Naay pagsalig sa akong tinuohan)
II. Nutrition
1. Read food labels (Pagbasa sa mga label sa pagkaon)
2. Follow a healthy diet (Pagsunod sa himsog nga diyeta)
3. Limit foods high in fat (Limitahan ang pagkaon nga taas sa taba)
4. Limit foods high in salt (Limitahan ang pagkaon nga taas sa asin)
5. Limit foods high in sugar (Limitahan ang pagkaon nga taas sa asukar)
6. Choose healthy snacks (Pagpili ug himsog nga pagkaon)
7. Limit junk food (Limitahan ang junk food)
8. Choose foods without additives (Pagpili sa mga pagkaon nga walay additives)
III. Physical Participation
1. Run, take long walks, dance, or swim 3-4 times weekly (Pagdagan, paglakaw ug lagyo,
pagsayaw, o paglangoy ug katulo o kaupat (3-4) sa isa ka semana)
2. Participate in sports at school (Moapil sa mga esports sa eskwelahan)
3. Exercise vigorously for 30 min. x 3 weekly (Pag-ehersisyo nga kusog sulod sa trenta ka
minutos, katulo (3) kada semana)
4. Play sports 3 times a week (Pagdula ug esports katulo (3) sa isa ka semana) 25
IV. Safety
1. Wear seatbelts in automobile (Pagsul-ob ug seatbelt sa sakyanan)
2. Avoid doing drugs (Paglikay sa paggamit ug droga)
3. Refuse a drive if the driver is drinking (Pagdumili ug sakay kung naka-inom and drayber)
4. Avoid tobacco products (Paglikay sa mga produkto na tobacco)
5. Avoid alcohol (Paglikay sa alkohol)
6. Make informed choices re sexual relationships (Pagpili ug saktong desisyon bahin sa
sekswal nga relasyon)
7. Use protection if sexually active (Paggamit ug proteksyon kung sexually active)
V. Health Awareness
1. Report unusual body changes (Pagtaho sa talagsaon nga mga kausaban sa lawas)
2. Talk to teacher or nurse re ways to improve my health (Pagsturya sa magtutudlo o nars bahin
sa mga pamaagi aron mapalambo ang akong panglawas)
3. Read magazines about health topics (Pagbasa ug mga magasin bahin sa mga hilisgutan sa
panglawas)
4. Discuss health issues with others (Gahisgut ug mga isyu sa panglawas sa uban.
VI. Social Support
1. Discuss problems with people close to me (Gahisgot ug mga problema sa mga tao nga
suod kanako)
2. Enjoy spending time with my friends (Malipay sa paggahin og panahon sa akong mga
higala)
3. Express my concerns to others (Ipadayag ang akong mga kabalaka ngadto sa uban)
4. Have good friendships with girls and guys my age (Adunay maayo nga panaghigalaay sa
mga babae ug mga lalake nga akong kaedad)
5. If I had a problem, I would have people to turn to (Kung naa koy problema, adunay mga
tao nga akong maduolan)
 6. Can express my feelings to others (Kaya nako makapadayag sa akong mga pagbati
ngadto sa uban)
7. If I needed help, I could turn to family, friends, teachers, coaches (Kung nagkinahanglan
ko og tabang, pwede ko muduol sa akong pamilya, mga higala, mga magtutudlo, og mga
coach)
VII. Stress Management
1. Exercise to control my stress (Pag-ehersisyo aron makontrol ang stress)
2. Use helpful strategies to deal with stress (Paggamit ug makatabang nga mga estratehiya sa
pagsagubang sa stress)
3. Use spiritual beliefs to deal with stress (Paggamit sa espirituhanon nga mga tinuohan sa
pagsagubang sa stress)
4. Talk to my friends about my stress (Pakigsulti sa akong mga amigo mahitungod sa akong
stress)

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Appendix D

SAMPLE ANSWER SHEET

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY: BEHAVIORS
AFFECTING ADOLESCENT LIFESTYLES

Respo. No. ______ Sex: M F

Strand: HUMSS STEM

Grade & Section: ___________

Check the corresponding box of your answer.

 Most
Factors Always of the Rarely Never
time
I. Identi
ty
Awar
eness
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
II. Nutri
tion
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
III. Physi
cal
Partic
ipatio
n
1.
2.
3.
4.
IV. Safet
y
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
V. Healt
h
Awar
eness
 1.
2.
3.
4.
VI. Social
Supp
ort
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
VII. Stress
Mana
geme
nt
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Appendix E

SAMPLE CALCULATION AND STATISTICAL OUTPUT

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Xilcka Mae Castroverde

Place of Birth Butuan City

Date of Birth December 30, 2000

Age 17 years old

Father’s Name Huramabi T. Lapa

Mother’s Maiden Name Irish A. Castroverde

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Senior High School Agusan National High School

Academic Track, Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
T. Sanchez St., Butuan City

Junior High School Agusan National High School

Regular Basic Education Curriculum
T. Sanchez St., Butuan City

Elementary Butuan Central Elementary School 29

A.D. Curato St., Butuan City

CURRICULUM VITAE

FRANCES GABRIEL A. RACHO

P-13 B Mangosteen Prince Kim Subdivision
Brgy. San Vicente, Butuan City
[email protected]
(+63)9507622471

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Frances Gabriel A. Racho

Place of Birth Butuan City

Date of Birth September 22, 2000

Age 18 years old

Father’s Name Jonathan T. Racho

Mother’s Maiden Name Fredisminda C. Apellanes

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Senior High School Agusan National High School

Academic Track, Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
T. Sanchez St., Butuan City

Junior High School Timber City Academy

Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City

Elementary Timber City Academy

Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City 30

CURRICULUM VITAE

Danielle Abby V. Arabejo

V.P. Compound,J.C. Aquino Ave.
Butuan City
[email protected]
(+63)9487891007

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Danielle Abby V. Arabejo

Place of Birth Butuan City

Date of Birth May 11, 2000

Age 18 years old

Father’s Name Jade O. Arabejo

Mother’s Maiden Name Danah Mae V. Arabejo

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Senior High School Agusan National High School

Academic Track, Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) Strand
A.D. Curato St., Butuan City

Junior High School Timber City Academy

604 Montilla Blvd., Butuan City

Elementary Butuan Faith Christian School

31
Ochoa Ave., Butuan City

CURRICULUM VITAE

LESTER QUIMPAN
1st St. Guingona, Brgy. J.P. Rizal
Butuan City
[email protected]
(+63) 979701846

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Lester Quimpan

Place of Birth West Rembo, Makati City

Date of Birth July 2, 1999

Age 19 years old

Father’s Name Roy T. Relliquette

Mother’s Maiden Name Josephine L. Quimpan

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Senior High School Agusan National High School

Academic Track, Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
A.D. Curato St., Butuan City

Junior High School Surigao del Norte National High School

Pen Randa St., Brgy. Washington, Surigao City

Elementary C.V. Diez Memorial Central Elementary School

Brgy. Washington, Surigao City
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CURRICULUM VITAE

MELANIE S. DELOSO
Purok-4 Brgy. Libertad
Butuan City
[email protected]
(+63)948924263

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Melanie S. Deloso

Place of Birth Butuan City

Date of Birth April 30, 2000

Age 18 years old

Father’s Name Magno D. Deloso

Mother’s Maiden Name Eva M. Salazar

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Senior High School Agusan National High School

Academic Track, Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
A.D. Curato St., Butuan City

Junior High School Agusan National High School

Regular Basic Education Curriculum
A.D. Curato St., Butuan City

Elementary Butuan Central Elementary School

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A.D Curato St., Butuan City

CURRICULUM VITAE

LEIZL B. CASERIAL
P-1 Brgy. Lemon
Butuan City
[email protected]
(+63)9388538113

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Leizl B. Caserial

Place of Birth Butuan City

Date of Birth July 1, 2001

Age 17 years old

Father’s Name Renato Caserial

Mother’s Maiden Name Tessie

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Senior High School Agusan National High School

Academic Track, Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
A.D. Curato St., Butuan City

Junior High School Butuan City School of Arts and Trades

J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City

Elementary Lemon Elementary School

P-2 Lemon, Butuan City