Table 4
Spearman Row for Difference in Coping Mechanisms compared by
Teachers’ Challenges
Category ρ Sig
Teachers' Challenges and Coping Mechanism 0.58 0.002
* p<0.05, significant @ 5% alpha level
ns p>0.05, not significant @ 5% alpha level
There is a significant relationship between the Teachers’
Challenges and Coping Mechanisms. The result implies that among
the levels of Teachers’ Challenges in terms of Psychological
Well-being and Academic Overload are related to each other. The
result showed that the Sig value was 0.002, which is greater than
the alpha level of 0.05, indicating that the relationship is
statistically significant. During the Face to face teaching,
teachers’ apply various facets of problem-focused coping by
taking a coffee break, meditate, and going out with acquaintance.
Also, they do this to help them adjust to stressful events while
maintaining their emotional well-being that the challenges
brought by the pandemic-influenced teaching pushed them to show
their ability to rise above them by employing coping strategies.
Teachers’ stress has been shown to have an impact on their
performance all over the world. It has been discovered to be one
of the main causes of burnout as they face new challenges and
dynamic experiences as a result of ever-changing educational
system. With poor health and coping abilities, they are
recognized having a significant levels of stress and challenges.
It implies that greater teacher coping skills and well-being
would lead to more innovative, challenging and effective
mentoring and so improved educational outcome.
Therefore, we concluded that there is significant
relationship between teachers’ challenges and coping mechanisms
at a 5% significance level. The high mean score suggest that
teachers are able to cope well with the challenges they face in
the new normal. Results in our study revealed that Teachers’
Challenges and Coping Mechanisms are associated with each other
given the value of Sig 0.002.
Thus, the null hypothesis stating that there is significant
relationship in Teachers' Challenges in terms of Psychological
Well-being and Academic Overload. and Coping Mechanism of STEM
Teachers in Filamer Christian University is hereby rejected.