InfluenceofGPAandTimeManagementonStudentStress.pptVIP

 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 Macon Shahani, 1990 Hypotheses High stress management skills produce less stress Students with high GPA’s have lower stress levels Method Participants Thirty-nine Westminster Students, 19 males and 20 females Materials Stress Inventory Academic Resource Center of Sweet Briar College (ARC, 2004) Stress Management Scale Saint Elizabeth Medical Center (2004) Procedure Results Scores Stress Management Inventory – reverse scored Mean = 49 ;range: 34-68 Stress Inventory Mean = 39 ;range: 18-66 GPA Mean = 3.1 ;range: 2.0-3.9 Results Two-Way ANOVA Significant correlation between stress management and stress score: f (1, 35) = 9.33, p = .004 No significant correlation between GPA and stress levels: f (1, 35) = 1.372, p = .249 Results Discussion Conclusion Hypothesis one supported Hypothesis two not supported Relationship to previous work Macon Shahani, 1990 Future Research * *