Academic procrastination status and related factors of undergraduates from a university in Guangzhou / 中国心理卫生杂志
Chinese Mental Health Journal
;
(12): 344-349, 2018.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-704026
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To explore the academic procrastination (AP) status and related factors in college students.Methods:
Totally 828 undergraduates (277 male, 551 female, age 18-25 years) from Sun Yat-Sen University were investigated with a self-made questionnaire for basic information and Undergraduate Academic Procrastination Questionnaire (UAPQ) for AP status. UAPQ included overall learning procrastination (OLP), homework procrastination (HP), exam preparing procrastination (EPP) and self-learning procrastination (SLP). Students who scored more than 3 in OLP, HP, EPP, SLP were regarded as procrastinator.Result:
The procrastination rates of OLP, HP, EPP, SLP were 40.7%, 29.7%, 41.5%, and 47.6%. Multiple linear regression analysis results showed that bigger (β = 0.32) and normal (β =0.15) influence for academic by mobile-phone, higher level of computer dependence (β =0.15) were positively related with academic procrastination. Higher (β =-0.27) and normal (β =-0.17) levels of grade satisfaction were negatively correlated with academic procrastination. The seniors' academic procrastination levels were lower than those in other grade (β =-0.12).Conclusion:
It suggests that undergraduates procrastinate widely in many academic activities. Bigger and normal influence for academic by mobile-phone, higher level of computer dependence may be risk factors of procrastination, while being satisfied with grades and seniors may be protective factors.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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