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How Textiles and Clothing Students Spend Their Time and the Stressors They Reportedly Experience
Author(s) -
Kozar Joy M.,
Marcketti Sara B.,
Gregoire Mary B.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x06289428
Subject(s) - clothing , stressor , psychology , time management , sample (material) , stress (linguistics) , class (philosophy) , medical education , applied psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , management , history , linguistics , chemistry , philosophy , archaeology , chromatography , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics
A sample of undergraduate students majoring in textiles and clothing was used to measure students' time spent, perceived stress, and the correlation between these variables. Students ( N = 61) recorded how their time was spent during a 2‐week period. Students ( N = 99) also reported the intensity of stress in their lives. Findings indicated that during a school week, students spent almost the same amount of time socializing as studying and spent more time engaged in personal activities than for class preparation. Significant causes of stress included too many things to do at once, having to make important decisions about future career, and having many responsibilities. Suggestions for improving time and stress management are included.