Stress and stress management in online learning during the covid-19 pandemic among the music education program students in faculty of education, Burapha university.

Abstract

               The objectives of this research were; 1) to study the stress in online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic among the Music Education Program students in Faculty of Education, Burapha University, and 2) to examine the stress management in online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic among the Music Education Program students in Faculty of Education, Burapha University. The population and samples were 61 students of Music Education Program in Faculty of Education, Burapha University who were studied in the 2nd – 6th year and were selected by purposive random sampling. The instruments used for collecting data were 1) the Stress Questionnaire in online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic which was consisted of the personal information questionnaires and the Suanprung Stress Test 20; SPST–20 and 2) an in-depth interview form on stress management in online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Statistics for data analysis were frequency, mean, standard deviation and qualitative statistic. The findings were as follows; 1. The total mean score of the stress in online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic among the Music Education Program students in Faculty of Education, Burapha University were at the high level ( =54.67). The samples enrolled mean scores of the stress were the high level, the severe level and the moderate level respectively. And 2. The stress management in online learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic of the Music Education Program students in Faculty of Education, Burapha University were doing favorite activities. Participants were more likely to manage stress by counseling with the family or trusted person when they can't manage stress. They looked for alternative sources of help, such as online services information, mental health hotlines.