A study on how gender differences is affected by stress as applied to hei personnel in region 2: An assessment Gonzaga Jeremiah S. LPT, MBA Faculty Member, Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines, 3500 Online published on 5 December, 2019. Abstract This study was conducted to determine the different stressors that affect the faculty and staff of the three HEI in Region 02, namely the Cagayan State University-Andrews Campus in Tuguegarao City, the Saint Paul University Philippines in Tuguegarao City and the Quirino State University in Cabarroguis, Quirino. The respondents of this study were 72 faculty staff of these three (3) higher education Institutions. The study was conducted during the School Year 2018–2019. Sampling was used to obtain data from the respondents with the use of a survey questionnaire. The gathered data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted using the descriptive statistics like frequency count, percentage and weighted mean. The Chi-square statistic was used for the hypothesis testing. Results of the study revealed that from among various identified occupational stressors, those which are in the physical environment category has the highest mean 3.6 and 4.5 for male and female, respectively. Test of the hypothesis reveals that there is a difference in assessment of the respondents to presence of occupational stressors in the workplace according to gender differences. Top Keywords Gender Differences, Occupational Stressors, Stress in the Physical Environment, Individual Stress, Group Related Stress, Organizational Stress. Top |