Current status of procrastination and self-efficacy of undergraduate students and the correlation between them

Abstract

Objective To investigate the status quo of procrastination and self-efficacy among undergraduate students and analyze the correlation between them. Methods From June 2014 to December 2014, a total of 1986 undergraduate students from five universities of Jiangning college town were selected by convenience sampling method. All students were assessed by the general procrastination scale (GPS) and general self-efficacy scale (GSES) . The single factor analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of self-efficacy and procrastination, in addition, the Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between self-efficacy and procrastination. Results The GPS score of undergraduate students was (55.73±8.14) . Factors such as gender, specialty, grade, whether the one-child, the educational level of parents, and whether accommodation influenced the procrastination of students (P<0.05) . The GSES score of undergraduate students was (26.18±4.86) . Gender, specialty, grade, whether in the key university, the educational level of parents were related with self-efficacy (P<0.05) . Self-efficacy showed a negative correlation with procrastination (r=-0.166, P<0.05) . Conclusions Procrastination is a common phenomenon among undergraduate students. Undergraduate students should begin their career planning as soon as possible, and learn time management and self-monitoring, so as to reduce their procrastination and improve self-efficacy. Key words: Questionnaires; Undergraduate students; Procrastination; Self-efficacy