Gap between Intention and Action: The Role of Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulation and Self- Continuity in Predicting AcademicProcrastination.
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A cross-sectional quantitative study aim to assess to the role of Self-Efficacy, Self- \nRegulation, future self-continuity in Academic Procrastination. A total sample (N=110) of \ncollege students from the republic of Ireland (males 51% and females 49%, mean age are 23 \nyears old, SD= 6.44) 35.5% of participants were psychology students, 26.4 % were business \nstudents, 27.3% were computing students and 10.9% were Hospitality and Tourism students. \nThrough convenient sampling, participants completed self-report measures via Google form \nincluding a general procrastination scale, Self-efficacy scale, self-regulation scale and time \nperspectives scale. The correlational analysis revealed significant negative relationship \nbetween self-regulation, self-efficacy, mental imagery future and year of college with \nacademic procrastination. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis identified 7 predictive \nvariables accounted for 38% of the variance in academic procrastination. \nT-test analysis found that Male procrastinates more than female, The first-year undergraduate \nprocrastinates more than the final year undergraduate students. Anova analysis found that \nHospitality and Tourism students procrastinate more than Psychology students. Due to high \nprevalence in procrastination and several negative consequences that follow due to \nprocrastination (Klingsieck, 2013). Research into procrastination should be ongoing. \nImplication and limitation are further discussed.
Author: Pongphat Komlao
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2567484789