EFFECTIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT DURING THE WRITING OF A DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

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1 Use a serif font, such as Times Roman, 12 pt; no bold font for title page; title is and double-spaced EFFECTIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT DURING THE WRITING OF A DOCTORAL DISSERTATION 3 to 5 doublespaced lines Enter either Thesis or Dissertation, as appropriate A Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Human Performance Management The University of Mississippi Lower case, single-spaced 3 to 5 doublespaced lines by IMA G. HELPER August 2011 Doublespaced; name in 1 bottom ; no page number for the Title Page

3 0.5 indentation, double-spacing ABSTRACT The anxiety and pressured accompanying writing a doctoral dissertation is well known. A group of one hundred doctoral students from the University of Mississippi volunteered to participate in this research. One half of this group was randomly assigned as a control group and one half were assigned as the variable group. The two groups were sent daily s to read. The message to the control group was a paragraph selected from the New York Time and the message to the variable group was a paragraph from the writings of the Dali Llama. The progress of the two groups was monitored in terms of the time required to complete their dissertation and responses to a survey designed to assess levels of stress. Blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. ii 1 bottom ; Abstract is page ii

4 Dedication Page is optional 0.5 indentation, double-spacing DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to everyone who helped me and guided me through my own times of stress and anxiety. In particular, I thank my grandmother, Needa Helper, who convinced me that my ideas were worth studying. iii 1 bottom ; Dedication is page iii

5 Double-spacing LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS Do Re Me Fa So La Te SUG Female deer Drop of golden sun Self-reflective name for self Long distance to run Needle to pull thread Variable defined by its position with respect to So Drink with jam and break Southern Universities Group iv 1 bottom ; Abbreviations is page iv or next in sequence

6 Acknowledgement page is optional 0.5 indentation, double-spacing ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I express my deepest appreciate to my advisor, Dr. Howard Johnson and my committee members, Drs. Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, and Betty Rubble. I could not have financed my studies without the assistantship provided by the Department of Human Performance Management. In addition, I thank Dr. L. Ping Hands of San Diego State University for providing early access to important data from one of her pending publications. Lastly, I acknowledge the collegial support from my fellow doctoral students. You made this part of my life enjoyable and enriching. v 1 bottom ; Acknowledgements is page v or next in sequence

7 Double-spacing TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ii DEDICATION iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... v LIST OF TABLES vi LIST OF FIGURES. vii INTRODUCTION 1 BACKGROUND.. 5 METHODOLOGY. 25 RESULTS 52 DISCUSSION. 122 REFERENCES VITA APPENDIX 153 vi 1 bottom ; Table of Contents is page vi or next in sequence

8 Double-spacing LSIT OF TABLES 1. Principal Test Results More Test Results Chronological Sequence of Study Comparison with Results at Second Institution Formulas for Calculating Variances bottom ; List of Tables is page vii or next in sequence vii

9 Double-spacing LSIT OF FIGURES 1. Title of First Figure Title of Second Figure Title of Third Figure Title of Fourth Figure Title of Fifth Figure viii 1 bottom ; List of Figures is viii or next in sequence

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My sample dissertation title. Jo Student. A dissertation [choose dissertation or thesis] submitted to the graduate faculty My sample dissertation title by Jo Student A dissertation [choose dissertation or thesis] submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY