The relationship between stress workload and time management towards academic performance among working postgraduate student in UUM

Work-life balance is very important for individuals to ensure a sense of balance of achievement and pleasure in their life. In the context of working while studying,there are certain important aspects that need to be taken seriously so that both can be done well. This study was conducted to determine the relationship of stress, workload, and time management towards academic performance among part time postgraduate student in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). A survey data from 103 working postgraduate students of Othman Yeop Abdullah (OYA) Graduate School of Business were used in order to achieve the objective of this study. The regression results showed that the stress, workload and time management are significantly and positively related to the student performance. The implications of the theory, practical, academic and regulations of the findings in this study were discussed in detail. Therefore, this study concluded that the stress, workload and time management have become a vital link to the performance of part-time working students.