Student Perceptions of Stress and Relaxation at the Beginning and End of the Week

Author

Molly M. Hudson, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow
Emily Halvorson, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow
Jaylee Oliver, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow
Katrina Johnson, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow
Gracelyn Lane, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow
Kristen Black, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

26

Number

1

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

This study examined whether student perceptions of stress, their level of relaxation remorse, and their health symptoms varied at the beginning verses the end of the week. We also examined how stress and relaxation remorse correlate with health symptoms at the beginning verses the end of the week. The findings of this study indicate that students have more relaxation remorse, perceived stress, and health symptoms on Monday than on Friday; additionally, students reported fewer coping activities on Monday than on Friday. Our results also indicate that students’ level perceived stress and relaxation remorse relate to their level of health symptoms. These findings could be used to inform future interventions to promote healthy stress management among college students.

Keyword

stress; perceived stress; relaxation remorse; health; coping behaviors

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Hudson, Molly M.; Halvorson, Emily; Oliver, Jaylee; Johnson, Katrina; Lane, Gracelyn; and Black, Kristen (2020) "Student Perceptions of Stress and Relaxation at the Beginning and End of the Week," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 26: No. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol26/iss1/1