College students Academic stress & its correlation with Time management and Perceived Social Support

Many college students find academic experience very stressful (Swick, 1987). The purpose of this paper is to examine student's academic stress in relation with Time Management and Perceived Social Support. One of the major coping strategies frequently offered by the institution is Time management. The sample comprises of 360 post graduate management students from various institutes. Data were collected through Structured Questionnaire. The Time Management Behavior Scale [TMB] used to measure time constraints on Academic performance, Perceived Social Support Scale [PSSS-R] used to determine the level of Perceived Social Support among students. The findings of the study revealed students feel less satisfaction in their work. They feel that they had to face more psychological & physical tension. Affective stress may cause poor time management. It is also found that social support results in decrease in exhaustion.