Author/Authors :
AKBAY, Sinem Evin Mersin Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey , GİZİR, Cem Ali Mersin Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Academic Procrastination among University Students According to Gender: The Role of Academic Motivation, Academic Self-efficacy and Academic Attributional Style
Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to examine the extent to which academic motivation, academic self-efficacy and academic attributional style predicted the academic procrastination of the university students according to gender. The sample consisted of 763 (400 female, 363 male) undergraduate students enrolled in four faculty of Mersin University. Five instruments, namely, “Demographic Data Form”, Procrastination Assessment Scale, Academic Motivation Scale, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and Academic Attributional Style Questionnaire were used in the present study. Stepwise regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results of the analyses for the total and male sample group revealed that academic motivation, academic self-efficacy and academic attributional style were the significant predictors of academic procrastination among university students. On the other hand, predictive roles of the variables were differentiated across female sample. While academic motivation and academic attributional style had significant predictive role on academic procrastination among female university students, academic self-efficacy did not have any significant contribution to the prediction of academic procrastination.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Academic procrastination , academic motivation , academic self , efficacy , academic attributional style , university students
JournalTitle :
Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education
