Browsing by Author "Saksa, Milla"

Objectives. The purpose of the study was to figure out thoughts about everyday management and coping. The study was participated by students who feel that they are studying wrong profession based on their own feelings and internal experience Research question was: “In what ways studying wrong profession effects on your self-management and coping with study-related stress?”. Research discusses themes included to around research question, like mood, housekeeping and coping with study-related stress. Methods. Research is qualitative and it’s participated by academy-level students, who feel that they are studying wrong profession. Students, who participated the research, study both in university and university of applied sciences, and field of studies varies. Research executed as an electronic form in e-form service of University of Helsinki. Form had six questions and students were able to give open answers to all questions. Results and conclusion. It is clear from research, that students experience low internal motivation toward the studies, which therefore increases stress and anxiety in students. Because of the low internal motivation, commitment to studying was minor. Common to the students was that meaning of free time has increased notably and future was expressed more anxious than earlier. Factors related to housekeeping were either relieved or become more difficult, depending if student used his/her time to housekeeping while avoiding studies. Every participant believes that more suitable field of studies could affect positively on their mood and self-management.