JPSY_V10_N4_RP1 Maureen Conard Michael Barbour Robert Marsh Journal on Educational Psychology 2230–7141 10 4 1 11 Interruptions, Stress, College Students, Knowledge Workers, Generational Differences We see them every day, staring fervently at their phones, oblivious to other people and sometimes cars. Today's college student is constantly bombarded with interruptions and distractions from a variety of sources, and presumably is unable to focus on any task for any length of time. The purpose of this study was to explore the work habits of college students in a naturalistic education setting. The data indicated that college students had longer periods of uninterrupted work compared to studies of the knowledge workforce. We already know current knowledge workers, a generation raised almost without electronic interruptions, can hardly cope with a harried environment. This study found college students also seem to manage interruptions by delaying responses and batching them, and they did not seem to experience significant stress from interruptions. February - April 2017 Copyright © 2017 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Archives.aspx?JournalIssueId=13455