Inventory of College Students' Recent Life Experiences: Are Hospitality Students Under Too Much Stress?

Abstract

This study measures the amount of stress hospitality management students throughout the U.S. feel on a daily basis. A total of 717 students from 22 universities self-reported their stress levels using the Inventory of College Students' Recent Life Experiences as a scale. Results show that hospitality management students experience more than average stress. High level stessors in these college students' lives are (1) too many things to do at once, (2) a lot of responsibilities, and (3) worry about important decisions about their future.