Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2



The five people I interviewed for this part of my research were high school and college students between the ages of 16-22. In these interviews 3 of the students stated they get at least 7 hours of sleep at night and still feel they have elevated stress levels. The other 2 students, both college level stated they do not feel stressed with both working part-time jobs while going to school.

      1.)    Who: Are there certain people or certain businesses that, although they share a lot in common with the others in your opportunity, nevertheless fall outside the boundary? Why?

What I discovered was that many young adults have a perceived level of stress that can vary tremendously depending on the person. These people are getting sleep, so sleep deprivation is not a cause of their elevated stress levels. I also found 2 college students who sleep less than 6 hours at night and do not feel they suffer from elevated stress because they feel that they must get done what they have to and stressing out about it will not help.

     2.)    At what point does the need you identified differ from another need? (Is thirst the same as            hunger? Or is the desire to appear fashionable the same as the desire to be loved by others?)

Time management differs from organization because a person can be extremely organized in what they need to do, but not have the time management skills to get everything accomplished. Many people confuse

      3.)    Why: Is the underlying cause of the outsiders' need different than people who are inside the       boundary?

Yes, I believe the underlying cause of the outsider’s needs differs from those on the inside.

Inside the boundary	Outside the boundary
Who is in?  Young adults	Who is out?  Middle aged and Older people; children
What the need is:  To develop time management skills, to help reduce sleep deprivation, thus leading to reduced stress levels.	What the need is not:  To focus on time management due to the maturity levels of middle/older people and lack of maturity levels in children.
Why the need exists:  Young adults are taking on too much and do not know how to prioritize.	Alternative Explanations: Regardless of their time management skills, young adults do not have the maturity levels to handle all the stress put upon them in such a short amount of time from going from the home of their parents to out on their own.