Literature Review Blog #1

Citation: Misra, RanjitaMcKean, Michelle. "College Students' Academic Stress And Its Relation To Their Anxiety, 
                          Time Management, And Leisure Satisfaction." American Journal Of Health Studies 16.1 (2000):
                          41. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.

Summary: This article relates stress, anxiety, time management, and leisure activities through an investigation of 
                 undergraduate students. They found that there were differences in how males and females manage
                 there time and participate in different leisure activities. For example, females tend to have more stress 
                 than males even though the study showed that they have better time management skills. Also, the 
                 study shows that stress varies by age. This article shows the results of the study, expands on the 
                 factors of student stress, and shows how the results can be used to reduce future stress in college 
                 students.

Authors: Ranjita Misra and Michelle McKean are the authors of this article. Misra is a professor in the Department 
              of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A & M University, and McKean is one of her students. The pair 
              conducted a study by surveying students at Midwestern University. They surveyed a total of 249 college  
              students. They are both very knowledgeable on the topic from their study, and they have included much 
              of their knowledge in this article.

Key terms: Two key terms in the article are stressors and reactions, meaning what causes the stress among 
                  individuals and how they react to the stress. Both of these terms depend on different factors such as 
                  age and gender.

Quotes: "Effective time management seemed to lower academic stress in this sample. Hence, faculty members

             and counselors should emphasize participation in time management seminars to improve academic

             success of students. It is recommended that college students be made aware of time management's 

             potential impact on academic stress, and of what activities should be undertaken instead of leaving it to  

             trial and error" (1).

            "Our results indicated that within this college population, the freshmen and sophomore students had 

             higher reactions to stress than juniors and seniors. This could be due to slightly higher anxiety, lower 

             time management behaviors and leisure activities among them as compared to juniors and seniors" (1).

            " A significant age difference existed in students' reactions to academic stress. Perceived Control of    

             Time, educational component of leisure satisfaction, and lower anxiety were the other variables that 

             predicted reactions to stressors" (1).

Value: This material will help me explore my research question because it provides a study of students who are

          getting stressed in college. Not only does it's results show some of the stressors for students, but it also 

          shows how the stressors differ between different groups. From this, I can research on how other groups    

          may be affected differently by stressors and expand my information. Another reason that this material is 

          very helpful for my question is that it provides some ways that stress can be prevented which will guide

          me to even more ways how it can be prevented. This article is just the beginning of my research, but it is 

         already providing me with substantial information for my topic.