An investigation of the dispositional nature of the time management construct

Abstract

Two studies were conducted to examine the dispositional nature of the time management construct. In the first study, 93 undergraduate students completed the Time Management Behavior Scale (TMBS) and three other time-attitude scales. An examination of the correlations between the overall scales and sub-scales provided support for the convergent validity of the TMBS. In the second study, undergraduate students completed the TMBS and the Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale at two points in the academic semester: High stress (n = 106) and low stress (n = 92). TMBS was positively and significantly corrélated with SOC at both time periods. Moreover, students' self-reported use of time management behaviors remained relatively stable under varying levels of academic pressure providing some support for the dispositional nature of the time management construct.

Key Words:

• time management
• time attitudes
• time control
• dispositional
• time behaviors