A Survey on Undergraduates' Procrastination Behavior and Its Relationship with Meta-cognitive and Emotion
- VernacularTitle:大学生拖延行为与元认知和情绪的关系
- Author:
Suping CHENG
;
Min LI
;
Huan ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Meta-cognitive;
Positive emotion;
Negative emotion;
Procrastination behavior;
Mediator effect
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
1993;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship among procrastination behavior,meta -cognitive and emotion of university students.Methods:A total of 468 undergraduates from 4 universities were surveyed by GPS,PANAS and MCQ-30.Results:①The undergraduates from liberal arts colleges reported more procrastination behavior than those from science colleges.② Cognitive confidence,positive beliefs,uncontrollability/danger,tendency to control thoughts,and negative emotion positively correlated to procrastination behavior;cognitive self-consciousness and positively emotion negatively correlated to procrastination behavior.③ Cognitive confidence,uncontrollability/danger and negative emotion could positively predict procrastination behavior.④Negative emotion mediated the relationship between uncontrollability/danger and procrastination behavior.Conclusion:Uncontrollability and danger are a significant predicator of procrastination behavior,and negative emotion has a significant mediation effect on the relationship between uncontrollability/danger and procrastination behavior.
