The Mediating Role of Adaptability in the Relationship between Time Management Skills and Anxiety among Undergraduate Students in Thailand
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Objectives: To study the relationship between time management skills, adaptability and anxiety, and to examine the mediating role of adaptability in the relationship between time management skills and anxiety among undergraduate students in Thailand.
Materials and methods: This was a quantitative, cross-sectional survey research. The sample consisted of 206 undergraduate students in Thailand, aged 18-25 years. Data were collected using a 102-item online, rating-scale questionnaire, consisting of the Time Management skills, Adaptability, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Statistics used for data analysis included descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and mediation analysis using the PROCESS Macro in SPSS.
Results: Time management skills were found to have a statistically significant positive relationship with adaptability (rS = 0.79, p < .001). It was also found that time management skills had a statistically significant indirect effect on anxiety through adaptability (Effect = 0.042, SE = 0.022, 95% CI [-0.088, -0.001]), in the manner of indirect-only mediation.
Conclusion: The study found a positive relationship between time management skills and adaptability. Furthermore, adaptability acts as a mediating variable that indirectly affects anxiety, which can reduce students' anxiety levels.
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