Academic Stress and Emotional Eating among Selected College Students

A Thesis Proposal
Presented to the
Department of Psychology
Far Eastern University

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements of the Degree
Bachelors of Science in Psychology

By

Alingayao, Liezel O.
Esporlas, Mara Alexandria F.
Hablero, Maritony E.
Pilones, Edrick V.
Siano, Silka Andrea M.
Torrecampo, Lyana Nicole B.
CHAPTER 3
Research Methodology

This chapter contains the research design of the study, which is the description of the participants and the techniques for gathering the respondents. Furthermore, this chapter discusses the data gathering procedures and the statistical treatment of the data.

Research Design The researchers used descriptive design, which are the comparative and correlational methods. Descriptive method is used to obtain information concerning the current status of the phenomena to describe what exist with respect to variables or the conditions in a situation (Key, 1997). Comparative study identifies the similarities and the difference between the variables across societies. Correlational study determines whether or not two variables are correlated (Kalla, n.d.). Looking for a variable that seems to interact with each other, so that when you see one changing, you have the idea of how others will change (Devin, 2015). These methodologies were applied in order to find the significant differences and similarities of academic stress and emotional eating of the respondents’ demographic profile.

Description of the Respondents and Research Locale The researchers gathered 50 male and female college students. The respondents that were gathered are currently enrolled in colleges and universities within Metro Manila. The age bracket of the respondents is from eighteen (18) to twenty two (22) years old. The respondents we’re not minors,