Family, tutors and school: inseparable link of the upper middle-level student

The beginning of a university career is an opportunity that is given to young people when accessing higher education in Mexico, for the student it is hard work and at times it is saturated with difficulties, which manage to resist with motivation, and study habits that help students to finish the university career. The overall objective of this research is to analyze and promote habits to develop the Action Plan Tutorial of the next school year to promote activities that are in line with the interests of students. It is a cross-sectional descriptive investigation through surveys, since variables are not manipulated by naturally targeting phenomena or facts. To carry out this research, a simple sampling was carried out with second and fourth semester students of the Engineering degree in Material Innovation of the UMSNH (Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo). Description of the instrument. Study habits test, admits to appreciating and detailing study habits; which can be managed in groups and/or individual, in an average time of 15 minutes, consists of 20 items. With regard to the questioning if, do you study periodically and not just before the exam? 47% of students refer to only studying from time to time, while 32% study almost always. Environmental condition factors, study planning, material utilization, content assimilation, and sincerity of study habit scales generally show a low-to-normal moderate utilization level trend. Study habits in their different factors require improving the degree of use.

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ACADEMIC STRESS: ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS AT A UGANDAN UNIVERSITY

African Journal of Teacher Education ◽

10.21083/ajote.v3i3.2762 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gladys Nakalema ◽

Joseph Ssenyonga

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Academic Stress ◽

Study Habits ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

First Year Students ◽

Study Habit ◽

Stress Study ◽

Continuing Students ◽

Grade Performance

The study examined academic stress, study habits and academic performance of 196 (113 males and 83 females) undergraduates of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda using a cross-sectional survey research design. Findings showed that daily academic hassles were found to be the most stressful (M = 3.11; SD = 0.96) while personal problems were reported as the least stressful (M = 2.27; SD = 0.86). First year students experienced greater academic stress from financial hardships (χ2 = 10.71; p = .03), academic overload/time (χ2 = 10.23; p = .04) and social expectations (χ2 = 10.79; p = .01) than the continuing students. Motivation was the most used study habit (M = 6.52; SD = 1.18) among the respondent, while studying a chapter was the least common study habit (M = 3.86; SD = 1.35) among the students. Faculty of Development Studies students had better study habits (χ2 = 8.75; p = .03) than other faculties/institute based on grade performance. The GPA/CGPA 4.40 - 5.00 category had superior study habits (χ2 = 11.47; p = .01) than the other GPA/CGPA categories. Age (OR =. 88) was a significant predictor of having supplementary exams. Our results highlight the need for strategic interventions focusing on reducing academic stressors and improving the study habits of the undergraduates considering the uniqueness of the different faculties and year of study for improved academic performance.

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Cognitive Performance and Daily Life Activities Influenced By Sleeping Hours of Adults

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0402.028 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Maharishi R ◽

Maya Rathnasabapathy

Keyword(s):

Study Data ◽

Study Habits ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Daily Life Activities ◽

Study Habit ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Methods Of Learning ◽

Performance Results ◽

The Relationship

Background: One of the most basic methods of learning is acquired through study. Study habits and strategies applied to learning facilitate the process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the study habits of Medical and Paramedical Students in relation to their achievement. Methods: This investigation was a descriptive – cross sectional and correlational study.239 medical and paramedical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences participated in this census study. Data were collected via study habit (PSSHI) questionnaire. The PSSHI scores were correlated to students’ performance. Results: The mean and standard deviation of study habits scores were 47.74 ± 9.84 and 50.78 ± 10.02 in paramedical and medical students respectively, showing a significant difference in study habits between two groups of the students (p≤0.05). The relationship between study habits and academic performance was also significant (r =0.25, n=91, R2=0.06, p<0.05). Conclusions: The study revealed a significant difference in study habits between medical and paramedical students which reflects the importance of good and planned study habits. In addition, considering the relationship between study habits and academic achievement and importance of medical education, the students should be trained to promote their study habits and strategies.

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Study habits among Nigerian secondary school students with brain fag syndrome

Mental Illness ◽

10.4081/mi.2010.e2 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 6-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bolanle A. Ola ◽

Olufemi Morakinyo

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Study Habits ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stimulant Use ◽

Study Habit

Brain Fag Syndrome (BFS) is a psychiatric disorder associated with study affecting two to four out of every ten African students. One of the consequences of this illness is early fore-closure of education in affected students. Etiological factors such as nervous predisposition, motivation for achievement, and psycho-stimulant use have been found associated with it. However, the contributions of study habits to the pathogenesis of this study-related illness deserve more attention than has been given. We carried out this cross-sectional study to ascertain the types of study habits associated with BFS among a sample of senior secondary school students in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Five hundred students from six schools in Ile-Ife were selected using a stratified random sampling technique. The selected students completed the Socio-demographic Data Schedule, the Brain Fag Syndrome Scale, and Bakare's Study Habit Inventory. The prevalence of BFS was 40.2% (201). There were no significant socio-demographic variables identifying BFS students apart from those without BFS. The significant measures of study habits that predicted BFS were homework and assignments, examinations, and written work. Those with BFS had 3.58 times the odds to perform poorly on homework and assignments, 3.27 times the odds to perform poorly on examinations, and 1.01 times the odds to perform poorly on written work compared to those without BFS. We concluded that the results of this study suggest that homework and assignments, examinations, and written work were significant study habit variables associated with BFS.

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Study Habits and Achievement: A Comparison of Medical and Paramedical Students

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0402.128 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Hamidreza Alavi ◽

Mehdi Lesani ◽

Jamileh Mahdavinia

Keyword(s):

Study Data ◽

Study Habits ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Habit ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Mean ◽

Methods Of Learning ◽

Performance Results ◽

The Relationship

Background: One of the most basic methods of learning is acquired through study. Study habits and strategies applied to learning facilitate the process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the study habits of Medical and Paramedical Students in relation to their achievement. Methods: This investigation was a descriptive – cross sectional and correlational study.239 medical and paramedical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences participated in this census study. Data were collected via study habit (PSSHI) questionnaire. The PSSHI scores were correlated to students’ performance. Results: The mean and standard deviation of study habits scores were 47.74 ± 9.84 and 50.78 ± 10.02 in paramedical and medical students respectively, showing a significant difference in study habits between two groups of the students (p≤0.05). The relationship between study habits and academic performance was also significant (r =0.25, n=91, R2=0.06, p<0.05). Conclusions: The study revealed a significant difference in study habits between medical and paramedical students which reflects the importance of good and planned study habits. In addition, considering the relationship between study habits and academic achievement and importance of medical education, the students should be trained to promote their study habits and strategies.

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Obesity in relation to risk factors and socioeconomic conditions among school-age children at Khartoum State 2011/2012

Innovative Journal of Medical and Health Science ◽

10.15520/ijmhs.v9i5.2570 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 413-416

Author(s):

Dr. Suzan Ail Yousif Abo* ,Dr. ALI abdalazez Salih

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

School Age Children ◽

Anthropometric Measurement ◽

Socioeconomic Conditions ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

School Year ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

Class Room ◽

Watching Tv

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was carried out at Khartoum Stateduring the school year 20112/2012 to estimate the prevalence of obesity among schoolchildren aged 6-15 years and to investigate the relationship between BMI (Body MassIndex) and socioeconomic status and life style factors. Two hundred and fifty pupilsparticipated in this study. The researcher took the anthropometric measurement insidethe class room and gave the questionnaire the students to be answered by one of child’sparents. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences(SPSS Version 13.0).In this study, prevalence of obesity was found to be (48%) of them 18% males and 30%females. Income of the family, number of high caloric carbonated beverages/week, wayof transportation to school, length of daily playing outside the home, and time spentin watching TV and video games were significantly correlated with student’s BMI.While parent’s BMI was not having significant correlation with student’s BMI.This study is considered as the first study in its field regarding this age category inKhartoum State, and it is promoting future researches in obesity and its determinant.Key words: Obesity in relation to risk factors and socioeconomic conditions amongschool-age children

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Academic Stress and Study Habits of Health Science University Students

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1730746 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sukesh Shetty ◽

Neetha Kamath ◽

M. Nalini

Keyword(s):

Academic Success ◽

Nursing Students ◽

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Academic Stress ◽

Study Habits ◽

Health Science ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Introduction Academic stress and study habits are crucial indicators of academic success. At the moment, faulty study habits press on the students into academic stress. The present study was conducted to identify the academic stress and study habits of university students of health science. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among 150 undergraduate students of nursing, physiotherapy, and pharmacy (n = 50 in each group). A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The information on academic stress and study habits was collected by using the Student Stress Inventory and Palsane and Sharma Study Habit Inventory, respectively. Results Mean score of academic stress was found to be 75.353 ± 16.463. Pharmacy students had a higher level of stress compared to physiotherapy and nursing students (p = 0.013). Furthermore, the prevalence of unsatisfactory study habits among undergraduate students was 72%, with a mean score of 52.7 ± 9.152. Also, nursing students had a higher level of study habits compared to physiotherapy and pharmacy Students. There was no significant relationship found between study habits and academic stress (r = −0.048, p = 0.557). There was a significant association found between study habits and gender (p = 0.021), as well the association found between stress level and course type, Pre-University Course percentage, and first-year percentage (p = 0.044, 0.04, and 0.044 respectively). Conclusion Academic stress and poor study habits are prevalent among undergraduate students. This indicates strategies need to be formed to enhance healthy study habits and alleviate the academic stress of the students, mainly in professional courses; it is an urgent need.

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Wishing to work: New perspectives on how adolescents’ part-time work intensity is linked to educational disengagement, substance use, and other problem behaviours

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1080/01650250244000281 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 301-315 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Jerald G. Bachman ◽

Deborah J. Safron ◽

Susan Rogala Sy ◽

John E. Schulenberg

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

The United States ◽

Work Intensity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

School Year ◽

Problem Behaviours ◽

Time Work ◽

Educational Engagement ◽

Part Time ◽

Part Time Work

This study examines interrelations among students’ educational engagement, desired and actual school-year employment, substance use, and other problem behaviours. Cross-sectional findings from representative samples of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students in the United States, totalling over 300,000 respondents surveyed during the years 1992–1998, include the following: Large majorities of adolescents wish to work part-time during the school year, although most in earlier grades are not actually employed. Those who desire to work long hours tend to have low grades and low college aspirations; they are also more likely than average to use cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Students’ preferences for part-time work emerge at younger ages (i.e., earlier grades) than actual work, and the preferences show equal or stronger correlations with educational disengagement and problem behaviours.

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IMPACT OF FACEBOOK ADDICTION DISORDER (FAD) ON STUDY HABITS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ADOLESCENTS

MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices ◽

10.52634/mier/2017/v7/i2/1422 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 195-207

Author(s):

Shivani Vashishtha ◽

Sona Ahuja ◽

Mani Sharma

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Age Groups ◽

Negative Influence ◽

Study Habits ◽

Study Habit ◽

Significant Negative Impact ◽

Facebook Addiction ◽

The Impact

With the present era being technology driven, social media has become an indispensable part of many people irrespective of their age. Among different age groups, the maximum users are adolescents and among different social networking sites (SNS), Facebook shares the major part of usage by them. Many adolescents are tending towards excessive usage of Facebook leading to its addiction. Does this addiction have negative influence on adolescents or it actually helps them to keep up with their counterparts and be socially connected to them for their betterment? This question is unanswered specifically when it concerns the impact that it has on the study habits and academic achievement of adolescents. The hypotheses were tested in order to explore the impact of six dimensions (mood modification, deficient self-regulations, salience, loss of control, withdrawal, and relapse) of Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) using Bergens' Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), developed by Andreassen (2012). The results are based on the survey conducted on 200 adolescents studying in different schools of India. The findings indicate that there is a significant negative impact of Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) on study habits and academic achievement of adolescents. The major implication derived is that the higher the addiction to Facebook the study habit become poor and academic achievement decreases resulting in lower grades.

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Profilaxia Pré-Exposição para o Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana no Currículo Médico em Portugal: Uma Análise Transversal

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.15446 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 35 (13) ◽

Author(s):

Francisco Duarte ◽

Nuno Rua ◽

David Gomes ◽

Vasco Ricoca Peixoto ◽

Daniela Azevedo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Medical Schools ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

School Year ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis

Introduction: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has gained relevance as a method of prevention for HIV in certain people and settings. Following the publication of the guideline on PrEP prescribing in Portugal, we aimed to assess the knowledge of Portuguese Medical Students about PrEP.Material and Methods: An online survey was sent to Medical students of Portuguese Medical Schools. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the results and an analytic cross-sectional study to identify factors associated with “knowing about PrEP”, “having had one class about PrEP” and “identifying eligible groups correctly”.Results: Of the 796 students that responded to the survey, 64.6% were aware of what PrEP is. Of these, 34.44% acquired this knowledge during their training. Out of the total amount of respondents, 4.77% could identify correctly and completely the eligible groups for PrEP. As the training years went by, the probability of being aware of PrEP, having had one class about PrEP, and identifying the eligible groups correctly, increased. Of the sixth-year students, 43.48% had had one class about PrEP and among the students that were aware of PrEP, 28% identified what the eligible groups were. After adjusting for the school year, we found differences between Medical Schools regarding the outcomes. The association between the different ways of learning about PrEP and the ability to correctly identify eligible groups for PrEP was not statistically significant.Conclusion: The differences between Medical Schools could be harmonized through changes in the medical curricula that would allow this topic to be addressed more often.

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