STRESS LEVELS CAUSED BY LEARNING DURING COVID-19 READJUSTMENT IN ADOLESCENTS IN THAILAND AND THE SOLUTION

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes upon society, one of which is the education module from onsite to online or hybrid learning during the initial phase of the pandemic. This change in the educational sector has greatly impacted many adolescents regarding learning styles, so it is predicted that the adolescents academic stress levels would increase as a result. Additionally, academic stress is found to be one of the major factors which contribute to the adolescents overall stress levels. Therefore, this survey research aimed to find out whether the education module has an effect on the adolescents academic stress levels or not, as well as the factors behind individuals perceived academic stress levels. The results showed that the education module does not affect the perceived academic stress and, regardless of the respondents present learning module, examination is the main factor of stress among the respondents. Additionally, many respondents preferred the onsite learning module. As regards stress relief methods, it was found that sleeping and listening to music are the top two most selected ways that most respondents