Effectiveness of Approach Coping Strategy and Academic Stress Problems among Male and Female Undergraduate Students at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, PathumThani Province, Thailand

Abstract— Academic stressors problems are important issues affecting student's learning. Approach coping strategy is effective tool in helping students to cope with their academic stressor's problems. This study was conducted on 300 students (150 males and 150 females) to find information about their academic stressors problems and compare the differences in response in strategy applied by males and females for the effective approach coping strategy to help them to cope with their academic stressor's problems. This study has done at Rajamagala University of Technology Thanyaburi, PathumTani Province, Thailand. This study applied the Approach Coping Strategy which contains 23 statements and the Factors Affecting Academic Stress Scale which contains 50 statements. The samples were randomly selected 300 undergraduate students from eight difference faculties; there were Agricultural Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, Fine and Applied Arts, Home Economics Technology, Liberal Arts, Science and Technology, and Technical Education. This study observed that out of 150 Thai male undergraduate students, 147 (98.00%) students expressed that they have problems in 'writing papers' whereas 135 (90.00%) Thai female students have problem in 'taken exams' (N = 150). The findings of interviews results found that 10 respondents who participated in this study, they practiced by using approach coping strategy when they faced academic stressors problems not before that.