Study demands lead to exhaustion and self-undermining behaviors, instigating a loss spiral¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In weeks with higher study demands, students felt more emotionally exhausted and showed more self-undermining behaviors. → Arnold B. Bakker 2024 q2 i? Procrastination showed short-term benefits early in the semester but higher stress, illness, and lower performance toward the end. → Arnold B. Bakker 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Arnold B. Bakker 2024¶

Arnold B. Bakker, Karina Mostert. (2024). Study Demands–Resources Theory: Understanding Student Well-Being in Higher Education. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09940-8

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The review reports, citing Körner et al. (2021), a weekly diary study in which demanding weeks (time pressure, overload, complex tasks) produced exhaustion and self-undermining such as "a backlog in their study tasks, more mistakes, and poorer communication".

"In their weekly diary study among German higher education students, Körner et al. (2021) found that in the weeks students faced higher study demands (time pressure, overload, complex study tasks), they were more likely to feel emotionally exhausted and consequently more likely to show self-undermining behaviors."

Arnold B. Bakker 2024 (2)¶

Arnold B. Bakker, Karina Mostert. (2024). Study Demands–Resources Theory: Understanding Student Well-Being in Higher Education. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09940-8

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The review reports, citing Tice and Baumeister (1997), a small-sample study in which procrastinators showed short-term benefits early in the term but "higher stress levels and more illnesses, as well as lower academic performance" by term's end.

"However, toward the end of the term, students who procrastinated reported higher stress levels and more illnesses, as well as lower academic performance."

Discussion¶

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