PSY 510 Final Project

RUNNING iHEAD: iFINAL iPROJECT 1




Final
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i By: Mwangi
Lincoln

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Introduction

There iare ia ilot iof igraduate istudents, iwhether ifull-time ior ipart-time istudents, iwho iare ialso

full-time iworking iadults iwho imay ior imay inot ihave ia ifamily. iThere iare ispecific igraduate ilevel
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i programs iwhere ithey itell itheir ifull-time igraduate istudents inot ito iwork, isuch ias iphysician

i assistant iand imedical ischool. iGoing ito ischool ifull-time ias ia igraduate iis ilike igoing ito iwork ifull-

i time iand ifor ipart-time igraduate istudents, ithere iis imore iof ia ilife ibalance ibetween ischool, iwork,

i and ifamily. iIt iis ithe ionline igraduate iprograms ithat ihave ithe imost iflexibility, ibut ithe istudent imust

be ivery igood iat itime imanagement, ihave ia ilot iof iself-direction, iand ihave istrong ireading
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i comprehension iskills ias ionline istudents ineed ito iself-teach ithemselves. iNo imatter iif iyou iare ia

i full-time ior ipart-time igraduate istudent, ithere ineeds ito ibe ia ibalance ibetween iwork, ischool, iand

i family ilife, iwhich ican ibe ivery istressful. iEven iworking iadults iwho idon’t igo ito ischool ifind ilife

i stressful iand iall iindividuals iforget ithat ipersonal iself-care ineeds ito ibe imaintained, isuch ias

i exercising iand idiet.

Problem iStatement

Research iQuestion: iHow imany iworking igraduate istudents imanage itheir istress iby iexercising iat

least ithree itimes ia iweek iand iwork ifull-time?
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Hypothesis: iIf igraduate istudents iwork ifull-time, ithen ithese istudents irelieve istress ithrough

exercise.
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Stress icomes iin idifferent iforms iand imeans isomething idifferent ito ieach iindividual. iStress

can ibe idefined ias iany itype iof iphysical ior iemotional itension, iwhich ican ibe ifrom ianything ithat
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i makes ian iindividual ifeel ifrustrated, iangry, ior inervous. iSome iof ithe isigns iof istress iinclude

i depression ior igeneral iunhappiness; ianxiety iand/or iagitation; imoodiness, iirritability, ior ianger;

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feeling ioverwhelmed; iloneliness iand iisolation; ior iother imental ior iemotional ihealth iproblems.

i Stress iis ithe ibody's ireaction ito ia ichallenge ior idemand. iIn ishort iamounts, istress ican ibe ipositive,

such ias iwhen iit ihelps ione iavoid idanger ior imeet ia ideadline.
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Exercise ican ibe idefined ias iany imovement ithat imakes iyour imuscles iwork, iwhich ithen

i makes iyour ibody ito iburn icalories. iSome iexamples iof iphysical iactivity iinclude iswimming,

i running, ijogging, iwalking, iand idancing. iExercise ihas ibeen iknown ito iincrease ienergy ilevels,

i mood, iand iendorphins, iwhich iincreases ipositive ifeelings iand idecreases ipain iperception. iExercise

also ihelps ireduce idepression, ianxiety, istress, ibody iweight, imuscle iloss, iand irisk ifor icardiac
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i disease. iBy iexercising, ihormones iare ireleases, iwhich iallow ithe imuscles ito iabsorb iamino iacids,

i which ithen iallow imuscles ito igrow iand idecrease imuscle ibreakdown. iAnother ibenefit iof iexercise

i is ito imaintain ibody istrength ias ione iage.


Literature iReview

The iLi, iMen, iChang, iFan, iJi, i& iWei i(2014) iarticle istudied i15 ifemale icollege istudents

i aged i19-22 iyears iold ithat ilooked iat iacute iaerobic iexercise ion ithe iworking imemory, iwhich iis

i defined ias ithe imaximum iamount iof iinformation ian iindividual ican iretain, iwhile ilooking iat ineural

mechanisms ithrough ifunctional iMRIs. iThe iresearchers ihypothesized ithat iacute iaerobic iexercise
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i would iimprove iworking imemory iand ichange ithe ibrain ifunctional ipattern iassociated iwith

i working imemory. iThe iresults iof ithis istudy idid ishow ithat iexercise idid ihave iinfluence ion ithe

i working imemory iand iexercise idid iactivate ithe iprefrontal iand ioccipital icortexes iin ithe ibrain.

The iLi, iMen, iChang, iFan, iJi, i& iWei i(2014) istudy ihad ia iwithin-subjects idesign ithat

i counterbalanced iorder ito iminimize ilearning ieffect ias iwell ias ihaving ia isample isize ithat isatisfied

the icriteria iof ia ipower ianalysis ifrom ia i2x4 imixed idesign iwith ia ipower iof i0.8, ian ialpha iof i0.05,
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