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UCU GS Research Journal
SOURCES OF JOB STRESS AND SUCCESS LEVEL OF COPING MECHANISMS
AMONG STATE AUDITORS OF REGION 1
GILBERT F. SERQUINA

This study focused on the sources of job stress success level of coping mechanisms
among state auditors of Region 1. Specifically, it determined the following: 1) profile of the
respondents in terms of age, sex, civil status, highest educational attainment and the number
of years in the present in the present position 2) the sources of job stress in the areas of work
environment, competence, relationship with co-employees relationship with the third parties 3)
the success level of coping mechanisms initiated by the state auditors in dealing with job stress
in the areas of work environment, competence, relationship with co-employees and relationship
with the third parties 4) the significant relationships between the respondents’’ sources of job
stress and their profile variables and the significant relationships between the respondents’’
success level of their stress coping mechanisms and their profile variables.
The researcher arrived at the following findings: 1) majority of the respondents belong
to age bracket 21-30 years old that is 38 or 57.6 percent, female dominated that is 50 or 75.8
percent, married that is 35 or 53 percent, college graduate that is 35 or 53 percent and have
5 years and below in the present position 2) the level of the sources of job stress in the areas
of work environment, competence, relationship with co-employees and relationship with third
parties obtained a grand overall weighted mean of 1.79 an indicative of “Seldom” transmuted
rating 3) the level of success of coping mechanisms initiated by the state auditors in the areas
of work environment, competence, relationship with co-employees and relationship with third
parties had a grand overall weighted mean of 4.20 denoting a transmuted rating of “Successful”
In the light of the findings of this study, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) the
COA state auditor of region I are educationally qualified in managing their work 2) the COA
state auditors of region I seldom encounter the sources of job stress in their work place 3) the
COA state auditors of region I are very successful in initiating the coping mechanisms in the
workplace 4) the profile variables sex and civil status have no significant relationships with the
respondents’ sources of stress 5) the COA state auditors of region I can be expected to manage
their stress to a certain extent or level regardless of their qualities.
Based on the conclusions derived from the study, the following recommendations are
hereby presented: 1) the COA state auditors should take their own initiatives to upgrade their
professional growth by enrolling in the graduate courses in a reputable institution 2) the COA state
auditors in region I should maintain their successful stress coping mechanism in the workplace
3) more intensified training programs should be designed, formulated and implemented for the
sustenance of the very successful stress coping mechanisms in the work place.

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