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Influence of GPA and Time Management on Student Stress Robyn Davis and Jennifer Winslow Westminster College Missouri Undergraduate Psychology Conference November 11, 2005. Introduction. Definition and Consequences of Stress Lahmers, 2000 Hypothesis Justification Britton & Tesser, 1991 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Influence of GPA and Influence of GPA and Time Management on Time Management on
Student StressStudent Stress
Robyn Davis and Jennifer WinslowRobyn Davis and Jennifer Winslow
Westminster CollegeWestminster College
Missouri Undergraduate Psychology Missouri Undergraduate Psychology ConferenceConference
November 11, 2005November 11, 2005
IntroductionIntroduction
Definition and Consequences of Definition and Consequences of StressStress Lahmers, 2000Lahmers, 2000
Hypothesis JustificationHypothesis Justification Britton & Tesser, 1991Britton & Tesser, 1991 Macon & Shahani, 1990Macon & Shahani, 1990
HypothesesHypotheses High stress management skills produce High stress management skills produce
less stressless stress Students with high GPA’s have lower Students with high GPA’s have lower
stress levelsstress levels
MethodMethod
ParticipantsParticipants Thirty-nine Westminster Students, 19 Thirty-nine Westminster Students, 19
males and 20 femalesmales and 20 females MaterialsMaterials
Stress InventoryStress Inventory Academic Resource Center of Sweet Briar Academic Resource Center of Sweet Briar
College (ARC, 2004)College (ARC, 2004)
Stress Management ScaleStress Management Scale Saint Elizabeth Medical Center (2004)Saint Elizabeth Medical Center (2004)
ProcedureProcedure
ResultsResults
ScoresScores Stress Management Inventory – Stress Management Inventory –
reverse scoredreverse scored Mean = 49 ;range: 34-68Mean = 49 ;range: 34-68
Stress InventoryStress Inventory Mean = 39 ;range: 18-66Mean = 39 ;range: 18-66
GPA GPA Mean = 3.1 ;range: 2.0-3.9Mean = 3.1 ;range: 2.0-3.9
ResultsResults
Two-Way ANOVATwo-Way ANOVA Significant correlation between Significant correlation between
stress management and stress stress management and stress score: f (1, 35) = 9.33, p = .004score: f (1, 35) = 9.33, p = .004
No significant correlation between No significant correlation between GPA and stress levels: f (1, 35) = GPA and stress levels: f (1, 35) = 1.372, p = .2491.372, p = .249
ResultsResults
DiscussionDiscussion
ConclusionConclusion Hypothesis one supportedHypothesis one supported Hypothesis two not supportedHypothesis two not supported
Relationship to previous workRelationship to previous work Macon & Shahani, 1990Macon & Shahani, 1990
Future ResearchFuture Research