Procrastination Research Articles

Prokrastinasi Akademik dalam Pergaulan Mahasiswa PGSD

This study aims to find out more about the behavior of academic procrastination in the association of PGSD students. The subjects of this study were 7 semester 4 PGSD students at Muria Kudus University who had experienced academic procrastination and had a social environment that encouraged them to do so. The research method uses qualitative methods with a case study approach. Data collection is done through observation, in-depth interviews, documentation, and recording. Data validity test includes internal validity, external validity, reliability, and objectivity. Data analysis techniques include the stages of collecting, reducing, presenting, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study indicate that there are interrelated internal and external factors that cause academic procrastination behavior. Internal factors in the form of physical and psychological conditions. External factors include lack of support and cooperation, busy working and organizing, and social influences. Social influence is the most dominant external factor causing academic procrastination. The influence of association triggers the emergence of academic procrastination behavior due to self-alignment efforts to be accepted in a group characterized by cohesiveness, agreement, and obedience.

KONSELING SEBAYA SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PENURUNAN PERILAKU PROKRASTINASI AKADEMIK [PEER COUNSELING AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION BEHAVIOR

Peer counseling is an alternative approach in counseling services to help individuals carried out by peers. Peer counseling is seen as important because in today's era, individuals more often discuss the problems they face with their peers than with parents or teachers. Peer counseling makes it easier for individuals to talk more comfortably to peers. Therefore, this counseling is suitable for individuals, especially those who have Academic Procrastination Behavior. Peers who do counseling require competencies that must be possessed to support the success of counseling and create good relationships with friends. The method used in this research is a literature study by collecting various kinds of journals related to the subject of the research. The results based on this study can be concluded that peer counseling is an alternative approach that has effectiveness for individuals who have academic procrastination behavior. By using these alternatives, individuals who have Academic Procrastination Behavior have the convenience to tell stories and are able to overcome the problems they face.

The Mediating Effect of Self-esteem on the Relationship between Internet Addiction and Academic Procrastination among Chinese College Students

The Mediating Effect of Self-esteem on the Relationship between Internet Addiction and Academic Procrastination among Chinese College Students

The mixed-method approach to identify perceived reasons for increased procrastination among students during the first pandemic lockdown in Poland

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a sudden and significant change in the conditions of various academic activities. In the present study, we wanted to investigate the influence of the first pandemic lockdown on procrastination tendencies among Polish students. To achieve this goal we employed a mixed-method, embedded longitudinal study. In the quantitative part of the research, the same group of university students completed the procrastination questionnaire twice: a year before, and two months after the introduction of the first pandemic lockdown. The qualitative part included the open-ended questions about the perceived reasons for an observed change in a tendency to postpone tasks after the pandemic outbreak. Our analyses showed a significant increase in academic procrastination after the lockdown introduction. In particular, students reported a decrease in the study interest and lower working discipline. As the causes of higher procrastination during the lockdown period, students most frequently pointed out the reduced monitoring of work progress by supervisors and lower negative consequences of delaying tasks. The second most frequent theme in provided answers included difficulty in restraining from alternative activities and problems with focusing on tasks or ignoring distractions. Embedding qualitative and quantitative data gave a consistent picture of students' situation in the first lockdown and provided potential explanation for the exacerbation of procrastinatory behaviors after the pandemic outbreak.

The triangle of anxiety, perfectionism, and academic procrastination: exploring the correlates in medical and dental students

IntroductionAcademic procrastination is a common phenomenon among medical science students. This issue can negatively affect the students’ academic performance. The aim of this study was to investigate perfectionism and anxiety as potential predictors of academic procrastination in medical and dental students.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and dental students of a public medical sciences university in the south of Iran. Students were assessed using the procrastination assessment scale for students (PASS), Tehran multidimensional perfectionism scale (TMPS), and anxiety subscale of the general health questionnaire (GHQ). Predictors of academic procrastination were evaluated using multiple regression analysis with adjustments made for gender and academic semester.ResultsA total of 176 medical and 79 dental students participated in the study. None of the perfectionism components were predictors of academic procrastination. However, anxiety was a significant predictor of academic procrastination in the total sample of students (standardized β = 0.404, p < 0.001), as well as dental (standardized β = 0.356, p < 0.001) and medical (standardized β = 0.478, p < 0.001) students. Anxiety and academic procrastination were both negatively correlated with students’ grade point averages.ConclusionsThe findings of this study suggest that anxiety, as opposed to perfectionism, has a more significant influence on academic procrastination among medical and dental students. Interventions aimed at lowering anxiety may be beneficial for reducing academic procrastination, thereby enhancing the academic performance of the students.

Academic Self-efficacy and its Relationship to Academic Competitiveness, Academic Procrastination, and Cognitive Flexibility among Undergraduate Students

This paper aims to explore the relationship between academic self-efficacy, academic competitiveness, academic procrastination, and cognitive flexibility. In addition, it reveals differences in gender, academic specialization, and study level among undergraduate students. The participants were (450) undergraduate students(300) fourth year, and (150) first year at College of Education at a University in Egypt. Academic self-efficacy, academic competitiveness, academic procrastination, and cognitive flexibility scales were used. Descriptive statistics were performed using SPSS. The findings indicated a positive relationship between academic self-efficacy, academic competitiveness, and cognitive flexibility, whereas negative with academic procrastination. In addition, there are significant differences in academic self-efficacy in favor of females, and in favor of males in academic procrastination, but no gender differences in academic competitiveness and cognitive flexibility. The findings also explored significant differences in academic self-efficacy in favor of scientific specialization, and no specialization differences in academic competitiveness, academic procrastination, and cognitive flexibility. The results also revealed significant differences in study level in academic self-efficacy, academic procrastination, and cognitive flexibility in favor of fourth-year students, whereas no differences were found in academic competitiveness. Some recommendations were presented considering the research results.

إسهام كلٍّ من سمات الشخصية والذّكاء العاطفي في التنبّؤ بأنماط التسويف الأكاديمي لدى عيّنة من طالبات جامعة الملك عبد العزيز بجدّة

The study aimed to investigate the impact of personality traits and emotional intelligence on predicting academic procrastination patterns among a sample of female students at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. The researcher employed a descriptive correlational methodology to achieve the study objectives. The study sample consisted of 250 female students from various scientific, administrative, humanitarian, and health disciplines at King Abdulaziz University, selected randomly. The researcher utilized Abu Qouidar's (2022) Personality Traits Scale, Ben Amr's (2017) Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Faisal and Saleh's (2018) Academic Procrastination Patterns Scale in the study. The results revealed the most prevalent personality traits among the study sample, with the trait of agreeableness emerging as the most common. The findings also indicated a high level of emotional intelligence among the students. The most common academic procrastination pattern among the study sample was perfectionist procrastination. The results further demonstrated a correlation between personality traits and emotional intelligence. However, no significant correlation was found between personality traits and academic procrastination patterns, except for agreeableness, which exhibited a positive correlation with procrastination patterns. Dedication, on the other hand, showed a negative correlation with academic procrastination patterns. The remaining dimensions of personality traits were not correlated with academic procrastination patterns. Additionally, the results showed an inverse relationship between emotional intelligence and academic procrastination patterns. The findings suggested that certain personality traits (agreeableness, dedication) and emotional intelligence significantly contribute to predicting academic procrastination patterns among female students at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

A Structural Equation Modeling of Academic Locus of Control, Procrastination, and Their Impact on School Satisfaction: Insights From the Azerbaijani Educational System

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;Examining the academic locus of control, procrastination, and school satisfaction is crucial for understanding student well-being and educational outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential mediating role of academic procrastination in the association between academic locus of control and school satisfaction in a sample of adolescents (N = 628; Mage = 13.30, SD = 1.74) residing in various regions of Azerbaijan. The results revealed that higher levels of internal locus of control were positively related to school satisfaction, while increased levels of external locus of control were negatively associated with school satisfaction. The analysis using structural equation modeling showed that school satisfaction was partially influenced by academic procrastination, which acted as a mediator in the relationship between internal locus of control and school satisfaction. Additionally, academic procrastination fully mediated the relationship between external locus of control and school satisfaction. These findings were further discussed in the context of existing literature, and recommendations were provided for future research in this area.&lt;/p&gt;

Comparison of Academic Procrastination in University Health and Social Science Students

Academic procrastination in university students of social and health sciences was compared according to socio-academic variables, such as: age, gender, occupation, area and year of study. The research was descriptive-comparative, quantitative, non-experimental; 1000 university social and health sciences students intentionally selected according to quotas participated. The information was collected with a duly validated instrument about academic procrastination. It was observed that: the majority of students perceive high academic procrastination (62%), low academic self-regulation (41%) and high procrastination of activities (74%). Concluding that the trend of academic procrastination is mostly present in students of social sciences, in male students, in the first years or academic cycles and in those who are studying while working. Therefore, most students who procrastinate avoid prioritizing the development of academic activities for others that are of particular interest such as: excessive use of technology, social networks, dependence on cell phones and work.

The Role of Self Efficacy on Academic Procrastination among University Student

Abstract Background: Not a few students deliberately postponed their assignments. Academic procrastination often occurs in students because of the high workload. Self-efficacy is believed to influence procrastination. Objective: This research aims to determine the extent to which students' self-efficacy plays a role in their level of academic procrastination in carrying out lecture assignments. Method: Research uses descriptive quantitative methods with non-experimental research types, and result analysis using simple regression analysis. The subject used is a student of Psychology at the State University of Surabaya. Results: The results of this study showed that self-efficacy and procrastination have a negative relationship, which means that if self-efficacy is improved then procrastination in students is decreased and vice versa. Self-efficacy variables give an effective contribution of 23.2% to the procrastination variable which means self-efficacy is not the most crucial thing in affecting procrastination because there are still 76.8% other factors. Conclusion: To reduce procrastination, self-efficacy is required because the higher the self-efficacy of a person, the lower the tendency to procrastination. Abstrak Latar belakang: Tidak sedikit mahasiswa sengaja menunda tugas mereka. Prokrastinasi akademik sering terjadi pada mahasiswa karena beban kerja yang tinggi. Efikasi diri dipercaya mempengaruhi prokrastinasi. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan sejauh mana efikasi diri mahasiswa memainkan peran dalam tingkat prokrastinasi akademik mereka dalam melakukan tugas kuliah. Metode: Penelitian menggunakan metode kuantitatif deskriptif dengan jenis penelitian non-eksperimental dan analisis hasil menggunakan analisis regresi sederhana. Subjek yang digunakan adalah mahasiswa Psikologi Universitas Negeri Surabaya. Hasil: Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa efikasi diri dan prokrastinasi memiliki hubungan negatif, yang berarti bahwa jika efikasi diri ditingkatkan maka prokrastinasi pada mahasiswa berkurang dan begitupula sebaliknya. Variabel efikasi diri sendiri memberikan kontribusi efektif sebesar 23,2% untuk variabel prokrastinasi yang berarti efikasi diri sendiri bukanlah hal yang paling penting dalam mempengaruhi prokrastinasi karena masih ada 76,8% faktor lain. Kesimpulan: Untuk mengurangi prokrastinasi, efikasi diri diperlukan karena semakin tinggi efikasi diri seseorang, semakin rendah kecenderungan untuk prokrastinasi.

The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Academic Procrastination in the Undergraduate Nursing Student Program at the University of Jember

Abstract Background: Academic procrastination or delays in the academic field are caused by low self- efficacy wich results in a person’s inability to complete assignments. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the connection between nursing students' academic procrastination and self-efficacy. Method: This study utilized observational scientific plan with a cross sectional methodology. The proportionate stratified random sampling method was used for each class to select the 229 students who participated in this study as respondents.Questionnaire General Self Efficacy Scale (GSES) was used to measure self-efficacy, while Procrastination Assessment Student Scale (PASS) to measure academic procrastination in students. With a significance level of 0.05, the spearman-rank correlation test was used to analyze the data. Results : The findings revealed a p-value of 0,073. This demonstrates that nursing students at Jember University have no significant relationship between academic procrastination and self-efficacy. Conclusion : Further research is needed on other factors that can lead to academic procrastination behavior such as peers, the environment, and differences in views on assignments Abstrak Latar Balakang :Prokrastinasi akademik atau keterlambatan dalam bidang akademik disebabkan oleh rendahnya self efficacy yang mengakibatkan ketidakmampuan seseorang dalam menyelesaikan tugas. Tujuan : Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menyelidiki hubungan antara prokrastinasi akademik mahasiswa keperawatan dan self-efficacy. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan ilmiah observasional dengan metodologi cross sectional. Metode proportional stratified random sampling digunakan untuk setiap kelas untuk memilih 229 siswa yang berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini sebagai responden. Kuesioner General Self Efficacy Scale (GSES) digunakan untuk mengukur self-efficacy, sedangkan Procrastination Assessment Student Scale (PASS) untuk mengukur penundaan akademik pada siswa. Dengan tingkat signifikansi 0,05, uji korelasi rank spearman digunakan untuk menganalisis data. Hasil : Temuan mengungkapkan p-nilai 0,073. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa keperawatan di Universitas Jember tidak memiliki hubungan yang signifikan antara prokrastinasi akademik dengan efikasi diri. Simpulan : Diperlukan penelitian lebih lanjut mengenai faktor lain yang dapat menyebabkan perilaku prokrastinasi akademik seperti teman sebaya, lingkungan, dan perbedaan pandangan terhadap tugas.

Smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing among adolescents: the multiple mediating roles of academic procrastination and school burnout

ABSTRACT Smartphone addiction adversely affects adolescent psychological wellbeing. However, little is known about the role of academic procrastination and school burnout in this relationship. The main objective of the current study was to examine the associations between smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing, a multiple mediation analysis that included academic procrastination and school burnout. The participants consisted of 409 adolescents whose ages ranged between 13 and 19 years (M age = 16.024, SD = 1.674). Analyses revealed the serial mediating role of academic procrastination and school burnout between smartphone addiction and psychological wellbeing was accepted. Overall, these results suggested that the smartphone addiction is a risk factor for adolescents’ psychological wellbeing and that academic procrastination and school burnout also increase this risk.

THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC MOTIVATION IN PREVENTING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION DURING ONLINE LEARNING AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Academic procrastination is a severe problem students faced during online learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the predictors that can reduce academic procrastination is increasing academic motivation. This research aimed to determine how academic motivation could affect students' academic procrastination during online learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 619 students participated in this research. The Yockey Academic Procrastination Short Scale (APS-S) and Vallerand's Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) were used to measure procrastination and motivation, respectively. Academic motivation and academic procrastination were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results showed that academic motivation consisting of intrinsic, extrinsic, and amotivation influenced 15.6% of academic procrastination behavior. Intrinsic motivation and amotivation had a significant effect on academic procrastination. Procrastination tended to be done by men. Meanwhile, women's intrinsic motivation tended to be higher than men's, with higher extrinsic motivation in academics.

Neuropsychological Prevention of Students’ Procrastination

The article addresses to the problem of theoretical study of the problem of academic procrastination and its neuropsychological prevention for students. It describes neuropsychological means of prevention of academic procrastination with the recommendation to take into account the results of psychodiagnostics and analysis of some conditions and causes of the studied phenomenon. The psychological portrait of a student-procrastinator is analised the components of which are individual psychological, psychophysiological and personal characteristics. The role of the relationship between self-regulation and student learning motivation in foreign literature is also summarized. Peculiarities of educational burnout of procrastination students on the basis of foreign and domestic works are noted. It was revealed the essence of development and introduction of neuropsychological means of academic procrastination – conditioning of dynamic process of emotional and cognitive transformations in self-regulation of the student’s personality and improvement of his/her educational success. The author’s system of neuropsychological exercises for neuropsychological prevention of academic procrastination is presented in the article considering the neuropsychological mechanisms of its development at the cognitive-emotional-bodily systemic level. It is noted that procrastination may be associated with a negative emotional and mental response to the introduction of quarantine and the transition to distance learning, and even with the new opportunities. It is emphasized that neuropsychological prevention of academic procrastination should be combined with programs for the formation of future professionals thinking and development of a high level of independence, discipline and responsibility in educational activities as a successful strategy to prevent burnout and actualize motivation to learn at the integration level.

Investigating the reliability of aggregate measurements of learning process data: From theory to practice

AbstractBackgroundLearning analytics (LA) research often aggregates learning process data to extract measurements indicating constructs of interest. However, the warranty that such aggregation will produce reliable measurements has not been explicitly examined. The reliability evidence of aggregate measurements has rarely been reported, leaving an implicit assumption that such measurements are free of errors.ObjectivesThis study addresses these gaps by investigating the psychometric pros and cons of aggregate measurements.MethodsThis study proposes a framework for aggregating process data, which includes the conditions where aggregation is appropriate, and a guideline for selecting the proper reliability evidence and the computing procedure. We support and demonstrate the framework by analysing undergraduates' academic procrastination and programming proficiency in an introductory computer science course.Results and ConclusionAggregation over a period is acceptable and may improve measurement reliability only if the construct of interest is stable during the period. Otherwise, aggregation may mask meaningful changes in behaviours and should be avoided. While selecting the type of reliability evidence, a critical question is whether process data can be regarded as repeated measurements. Another question is whether the lengths of processes are unequal and individual events are unreliable. If the answer to the second question is no, segmenting each process into a fixed number of bins assists in computing the reliability coefficient.Major TakeawaysThe proposed framework can be a general guideline for aggregating process data in LA research. Researchers should check and report the reliability evidence for aggregate measurements before the ensuing interpretation.

Academic procrastination and fear of failure: The role of irrational/rational academic beliefs

AbstractExtant research has consistently demonstrated that both irrational and rational beliefs contribute to the occurrence and persistence of procrastination. Most of these studies have focused on the role of general irrational and rational beliefs, without addressing domain‐specific beliefs that may influence academic procrastination. This cross‐sectional study aims to fill that gap by investigating the relationship between irrational/rational academic beliefs, fear of failure, and academic procrastination in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 354). The current findings suggest that irrational academic beliefs are indirectly associated with academic procrastination through fear of failure. Furthermore, the positive relationship between irrational academic beliefs and academic procrastination via fear of failure differs based on the level of rational academic beliefs. These findings suggest that interventions designed to improve domain‐specific rational academic beliefs and reduce fear of failure may help prevent or reduce academic procrastination, especially among undergraduates with high levels of irrational beliefs.

Designing a Model of Academic Procrastination Based on Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism in Kerman Islamic Azad University Psychology Students in the Academic Year 2022-2023 with the Mediating Role of Metacognitive Beliefs: A Descriptive Study

Designing a Model of Academic Procrastination Based on Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism in Kerman Islamic Azad University Psychology Students in the Academic Year 2022-2023 with the Mediating Role of Metacognitive Beliefs: A Descriptive Study

The Effect of Self-Management Application on Academic Procrastination in Nursing Students at STIKep PPNI West Java

Aims: To determine the effect of self-management applications on academic procrastination in nursing students at STIKep PPNI West Java. Methods: This study used a quantitative quasi-experimental method with a two-group pretest-posttest design. The number of respondents was 60 with sampling using a proportionate stratified random sampling technique consisting of 30 intervention groups and 30 control groups, with inclusion criteria for undergraduate nursing students. The instrument used was the Tuckman Procrastination Scale. Univariate analysis used mean, SD, min, max and bivariate analysis using paired sample t test and independent sample t test. Results: Based on the results of the paired sample t-test, the p-value is 0.000 (p &lt;0.05) and the independent sample t-test has a p-value of 0.000 (p &lt;0.05), which means that there is a significant differences in value between the intervention groups and the control group so that Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected. Conclusions: The study found a significant reduction in academic procrastination in the intervention group compared to the control group, due to structured self-management. The intervention group experienced better behavioral changes, while the control group experienced a decrease. The study also found significant differences in self-management implementation through four stages: self-monitoring, self-contracting, stimulus control, and self-reinforcement.

Supervisor Perfectionism and Student Performance, Creativity and Academic Procrastination.

Background: The increasing involvement of the young generation in higher education necessitates an understanding of the effects of supervisor perfectionism on students' academic performance, creativity, and procrastination. Previous research has indicated a complex relationship between these variables, with potential influences based on gender and education level. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the associations between supervisor perfectionism and student outcomes, including academic performance, creativity, and academic procrastination, with a focus on the role of gender and educational levels (BS and MS students). Methods: The study employed a survey research design, with a sample size of 299 participants (200 students and 99 supervisors) from five universities in Lahore. Standardized scales such as The Big Three Perfectionism Scale, Academic Success Inventory for College Students, Creativity Scale, and Active Procrastination Scale were used. Data was collected through a combination of online (Google document form) and physical methods. Bivariate correlations and regression analyses were conducted using SPSS version 25. Results: Supervisor Perfectionism showed significant positive correlations with both students' academic performance (r = .65) and procrastination (r = .39), but not with creativity. Self-Oriented Perfectionism was highly correlated with various performance subscales like efficacy of the instructor (r = .57) and personal adjustment (r = .47). Gender differences were evident, with male students showing better performance and higher procrastination levels. MS students demonstrated better academic performance and more procrastinating behaviors compared to BS students. Regression analysis indicated that Supervisor Perfectionism positively predicted students’ academic performance and procrastination. Conclusion: The study underscores the significant impact of supervisor perfectionism on student academic outcomes, highlighting its positive correlation with academic performance and procrastination. The findings emphasize the need for awareness of these dynamics in educational settings, considering individual differences such as gender and education level.

Hubungan Antara Kontrol Diri Dan Konformitas Dengan Prokrastinasi Akademik

Academic procrastination, the act of delaying academic tasks, is prevalent among students, as evidenced by the research of Solomon and Rothblum (1984) and Knaus (2002). Factors such as self-control and conformity influence this procrastination. This study, involving 143 psychology students from semesters 1, 3, &amp; 5 at Universitas Islam 45 Bekasi, employs a quantitative correlational method. The results of the linearity test indicate a significant relationship between self-control and academic procrastination (p &lt; 0.05), but no significant linear relationship between conformity and academic procrastination. Consequently, it is concluded that there is a correlation between self-control and academic procrastination in these students.