Abstract
This study examined the relationship between self-esteem and procrastination and the mediating role of resistance to peer influence (RPI) on this relationship among undergraduates. One hundred and ninety-nine Chinese undergraduate students completed the measures of procrastination, RPI, and self-esteem. Structural Equation Modeling analyses indicated that self-esteem was negatively related to procrastination, and RPI acted as a mediator of this relationship. The results suggest that the peer may be a key to understanding procrastination among undergraduates. Implications for future research and limitations of the current study are discussed.
Highlights
Procrastination is defined as a purposive delay of an intended course of action, despite being aware of negative outcomes (Steel, 2007)
The purposes of the current study were to replicate the relation between self-esteem and procrastination and to expand previous literature, by investigating the mediating role of resistance to peer influence (RPI) on this relationship, in a Chinese sample of undergraduate students
RPI was positively related to self-esteem
Summary
Procrastination is defined as a purposive delay of an intended course of action, despite being aware of negative outcomes (Steel, 2007). The causes of procrastination are not completely understood (Ferrari, 1994; Steel, 2007). It is surprising that there has been no exploration of how self-esteem influences procrastination in the social context of peers, which is an important social network for undergraduates. The purposes of the current study were to replicate the relation between self-esteem and procrastination and to expand previous literature, by investigating the mediating role of resistance to peer influence (RPI) on this relationship, in a Chinese sample of undergraduate students
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