The Effect of Free Time Management Skills upon Smartphone Addiction Risk in University Students

Time is essential in the modern industrial-technology society. In order to enhance time management skills in university students, Attitude toward punctuality Scale (ATP) was constructed. There were four studies with the total sample of 1,325 university students in Thailand. Eighty-three items were constructed, but only 36 items were selected by a group of experts. A six \unit rating scale accompanied each of the item, ranging from 1 “not true at all” to 6 “extremely true”. In study1 with 200 students, 31 out of 36 items met the criteria for item quality. Results from EFA in study 2 using new 500 students revealed a three-factor model (5 items for cognitive aspect, 4 items for behavioral intention aspect, and 3 items for affective aspect) with the total of 12 items and 59.303% of the total variance accounted for. In study 3 using another 300 students, this model was confirmed by CFA. In study 4 using 225 students, it was found that CSE and FTP were positively and significantly related to the newly constructed ATP (r = .357 and .256, respectively). Furthermore, ATP could predict punctual behavior beyond CSE and FTP for 26.500% with the total of 38.40%. The importance of ATP was discussed. Future experimental studies, as well as, possible intervention programs are suggested.

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Time Management Skills of University Students

Yuksekogretim Dergisi ◽

10.2399/yod.19.644818 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 139-147

Author(s):

Muhammet İbrahim Akyürek

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Student Perceptions ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Time Management ◽

Economic Status ◽

State Universities ◽

State University ◽

Management Skills ◽

Medium Level ◽

Time Planning

The purpose of this study is to determine university students' perceptions of their time management skills. The research sample is composed of 384 undergraduate students studying in state universities located in various Turkish cities during the 2016-2017 academic year. The Time Management Questionnaire (TMQ) was used in the collection of the data, which was developed by Britton and Tesser (1991) and adapted to Turkish by Alay and Koçak (2002). It was found that students rated their time management skills as being at the "medium-level". In addition, it was concluded that there was no significant gender-related difference in their perceptions of their skill level in time management. While their perceptions of "time-attitudes" and "time-wasters" differed by gender, no such difference was found regarding their perceptions of "time planning". The study included only state university students as the research group. Similar studies regarding time management skills can be conducted with students or educators in different types of educational settings and levels of education. Furthermore, this study analyzed student perceptions of their own time management skills only by the gender variable. However, their perception of these skills can also be analyzed by other demographic variables such as socio-economic status, age, and department of study.

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SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENTS OF TRA VINH UNIVERSITY TO IMPROVE TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Scientific Journal of Tra Vinh University ◽

10.35382/18594816.1.2.2019.173 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 212-221

Author(s):

Thu Anh Nguyen ◽

Nhung Thi Hong Huynh

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Time Management ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Management Skills ◽

Specialized Knowledge

Time management skills are one of the most important soft skills for university students. Nowaday, some universities in Vietnam have introduced this skill into teaching soft skills, including Tra Vinh University. Time management skills determine the majority of students’ learning outcomes. However, in fact, not many students are aware of this. By questionnaires and indepth interviews conducted in May 2019. The authors present the reality of time management skills of the Tra Vinh University students, thereby proposing solutions of integrating time management skills into teaching specialized knowledge to improve the students’ learning quality at Tra Vinh University.

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Investigation of the Relationship between Free Time Management, Social Media Addiction and Life Satisfaction of University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

Journal of Educational Issues ◽

10.5296/jei.v7i3.19149 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 85

Author(s):

Recep Cengiz ◽

Batuhan Er

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

University Students ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Time Management ◽

Free Time ◽

Social Media Addiction ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between university students free time management, social media addiction and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.The sample group of the study consists of 114 female and 291 male university students. Free Time Management Scale, Social Media Addiction Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection instruments in the research. SPSS 25 package program was used in the analysis of the data; In their statistical representations, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and frequency values are presented. For analysis to the data set; T-Test for Independent Samples, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson Correlation Test were applied.When the T-Test results for Independent Samples are examined; In terms of gender variable, a significant difference was found in favor of women in the “goal setting and method” sub-dimension of the Free Time Management Scale. When the results of Multivariate Analysis of Variance MANOVA test were examined; In terms of daily social media usage times, a significant difference was found in the sub-dimensions of preoccupation, mood regulation, repetition and conflict of the Social Media Addiction Scale.As a result, it is seen that there is a relationship between university student participants’ free time management and social media addiction. However, no relationship was found between life satisfaction and social media addiction. While a low negative correlation was found between the total score of life satisfaction and the free time management programming sub-dimension, no correlation was found between the sub-dimensions of goal determination and method, assessment and free time attitude.

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التلكؤ الأكاديمي و علاقته بمهارات إدارة الوقت و الرضا عن الدراسة لدى عينة من طلاب الجامعة = Academic Procrastination and Its Relationship to the Skills of Time Management Skills and Study Satisfaction among a Sample of University Students

دراسات عربية في التربية و علم النفس ◽

10.12816/0023110 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 287-330

Author(s):

أحمد ثابت فضل

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Time Management ◽

Academic Procrastination ◽

Management Skills

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ÖĞRENCİLERİN ZAMAN YÖNETİMİ BECERİLERİ İLE AKADEMİK BAŞARILARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: KARABÜK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Business And Management Studies An International Journal ◽

10.15295/bmij.v2i2.12 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Burcu Kibar ◽

Yahya Fidan ◽

Canan Yıldıran

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

University Students ◽

Time Management ◽

Grade Level ◽

Study Group ◽

Management Skills ◽

Spring Semester ◽

Fourth Class ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

Nowadays, time is being consumed rapidly. Almost everyone is suffering from the lack of time. The only thing that is desired is to evaluate the maximum time for a while. It is possible to manage ourselves in time. Time management ensures is be effective and efficient in one’s work and personal life.Time management consciousness starts from childhood, matures and develops during the university. Especially time management is of vital importance to get good grades in their lecture for university students. So, students must learn how to manage their time and how to improve their time management skills for having well education and business life. The goal of that study is to determine whether there is a relation ship between time management and academic successes of the university students or not. For this purpose, in 2012-2013 spring semester, in Faculty of Tecnical, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Letters of Karabük University, students studying in third and fourth class is determined as the study group. The questionnaire was administered to the study group. The questionnaire was created by examining the literature. According to research, is the relationship between time management skills and academic achievement of students. Time management skills vary according to gender, grade level, where they live and they study in üniversity.

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