AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DISPOSITIONAL NATURE OF THE TIME MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCT

Two studies were conducted to examine the dispositional nature of the time management construct. In the first study, 93 undergraduate studen ts 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 vali dity of the TMBS. In the second study, undergraduate students complete d 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). TMB S was positively and signficantly correlated with SOC at both time per iods. Moreover, students' self-reported use of time management behavio rs remained relatively stable under varying levels of academic pressur e providing some support for the dispositional nature of the time mana gement construct.