The Effects of Distraction in Problem Solving Situations Involving Academic Stress among Undergraduates

• Oikawa Megumi

  Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education, Kyoto University

• Hayashi Junichiro

  Student Counseling Center, Division for Counseling and Support, University of Tokyo

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 気晴らし方略が問題解決に及ぼす影響
• キバラシ ホウリャク ガ モンダイ カイケツ ニ オヨボス エイキョウ ダイガクセイ ノ ガクギョウ ストレス バメン ニ オケル ケントウ
• ――大学生の学業ストレス場面における検討

Abstract

This study investigated effects of distraction in problem solving situations. University undergraduates (N=258) were instructed to remember their recent experience of being depressed about academic achievement, and then they completed a questionnaire which measured their concentration on distraction, positive mood, problem solving behavior, negative rumination, and knowledge of effective activity. The results of path analysis indicated that concentration on distraction enhanced problem solving by facilitating positive mood. Knowledge of effective activity enhanced problem solving, while negative rumination impaired problem solving because it negatively affected concentration on distraction.

Journal

• The Japanese Journal of Personality

  The Japanese Journal of Personality 19 (2), 170-173, 2010

  Japan Society of Personality Psychology

Keywords

• concentration on distraction
• problem solving
• positive mood
• negative rumination
• knowledge of effective activity

Details

• CRID: 1390001205212436864
• NII Article ID: 130000442495
• NII Book ID: AA11873802
• DOI: 10.2132/personality.19.170
• ISSN: 13496174
• ISSN: 13488406
• NDL BIB ID: 10947813
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/10947813
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• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/personality/19/2/19_2_170/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2011078140
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