Perceived Stress and Memory Performance: A Correlational Study among Students taking Undergraduate and Vocational Program during Online Learning in Luzon, Philippines.

The current study explored that student are becoming more stressed due to various increases in academic demands and competitiveness, and life stress exposure has been correlated to impaired long-term and working memory performance, as well as an increased prevalence of self-reported memory problems. A sample of 180 was taken from different universities located in Luzon, Philippines. This study aims to determine the correlation between perceived stress and memory performance of students taking Undergraduate and Vocational Program during Online Learning, and the impact of demographic variables such as age, gender, year level, and program to these two parameters. The researchers used a 90% confidence interval and employ self-administered ergonomics tools including Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to assess and quantify students' perceived stress levels, and the Everyday Memory Questionnaire (EMQR) to evaluate and measure respondents' memory performance in everyday life. According to the study's findings, vocational students face moderate stress compared to undergraduate students, which affects the majority of vocational students' memory performance. Additionally, the correlation coefficient for undergraduate programs is determined to be r=0.076 indicating no relationship between the two variables, while there's a weak correlation of the two variables on vocational programs which results in r=0.243. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]