Relating personality and time management behavior to perceived stress

Background: Doctors and engineers are experiencing stress from their student life. There are very few studies from South India, which have looked into comparison of perceived stress among medical and engineering students. Hence, this study was attempted with an objective to estimate the overall prevalence and to compare the perceived stress, and to know associated factors influencing stress, among medical and engineering students of Karpaga Vinayaga Educational group, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Karpaga Vinayaga Educational Institute, Tamil Nadu, from June to September 2016. Based on simple random sampling, students from medical and engineering college were selected. After obtaining informed consent, a self administered questionnaire was administered. The data was analysed in SPSS version 18.0. Results: Out of 560 study subjects, 135 (24.2%) had low stress, 390 (69.6%) had moderate stress and 35 (6.2%) severe stress. Stress was associated with personal problems OR=2.29 (95% CI: 1.19-4.39), sleep disturbance OR=4.12 (95% CI: 1.57–10.7), difficulty in understanding the subject OR=2.32 (95% CI: 1.19–4.53), difficulty in time management OR=2.47 (95% CI: 1.40–4.35) and home sickness (p=0.001) in medical students whereas among engineering students, stress was associated with personal problems OR=2.01 (95% CI: 1.02–3.92), sleep disturbance OR=2.14 (95% CI: 1.1–4.1) and difficulty in time management OR=2.6 (95% CI: 1.48–4.58). Conclusions: The overall prevalence of perceived stress was 75.8%. The prevalence of perceived stress among medical students was 76.8% as compared to 75% of engineering students. Among medical and engineering students, stress was associated with personal problems, sleep disturbance and difficulty in time management.

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Stress in chiropractic education: a student survey of a five-year course

Journal of Chiropractic Education ◽

10.7899/jce-13-4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 147-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Hilary Hester ◽

Christina Cunliffe ◽

Adrian Hunnisett

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Social Adjustment ◽

Time Management ◽

Response Rate ◽

Work Load ◽

Student Survey ◽

Financial Pressure ◽

Chiropractic Education ◽

Time Position ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Objective Stress encompasses academic issues, such as time management, increased work load, and new subject matter, but cannot be separated from stressors, such as social adjustment and financial pressure. Our study investigated whether perceived level of academic or practical attainment and the method of study were associated with the amount of perceived stress during students” studies. Methods A semi-structured self–administered questionnaire was piloted and distributed to 134 students at a chiropractic college at the end of a lecture. Results The survey had a response rate of 81%. Students in their fourth year consistently reported the highest perceived levels of stress, with 81% feeling that their ability to study was affected by their financial situation and 56% felt overwhelmed at their ability to cope with their college workload. All year groups were stressed during their course of studies, but the stressor varies depending on the year of study. Conclusions Year 4 consistently demonstrated the highest levels of stress. All students, regardless of year group, experienced varying degrees of stress while studying and the central stressor changed depending on the time position within the course.

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The relationship between time management behavior and intelligence

The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association ◽

10.4992/pacjpa.74.0_1am036 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 74 (0) ◽

pp. 1AM036-1AM036

Author(s):

Haruyuki TSUKADA ◽

Seiji YAMAGAMI

Keyword(s):

Time Management ◽

Management Behavior ◽

The Relationship

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Perceived Stress, Work-Related Burnout, and Working From Home Before and During COVID-19: An Examination of Workers in the United States

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211058193 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 215824402110581

Author(s):

Sherrill W. Hayes ◽

Jennifer L. Priestley ◽

Brian A. Moore ◽

Herman E. Ray

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Time Management ◽

The United States ◽

Remote Work ◽

Working At Home ◽

Work Related ◽

Working From Home ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact ◽

Stress Work

The purpose of the study was to understand the impact of involuntary remote working during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress and work-related burnout for workers with and without previous experience of remote work. The authors developed a questionnaire, open from March 23rd to May 19th, 2020, incorporating the Perceived Stress Scale, Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, demographic, and work-related questions. This sample consisted of 256 professionals who self-identified as working at home during the pandemic. Pandemic restrictions increased perceived stress for all participants, but age and gender had significant effects on stress and burnout. Burnout was most significant for respondents already working remotely before COVID-19. The most significant challenges reported were—communication, collaboration, and time management with colleagues via technology. Working from home may contribute to higher levels of perceived stress and work-related burnout, which questions moves by some employers to make working from home a permanent arrangement.

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