Academic procrastination status and related factors of undergraduates from a university in Guangzhou
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2018.04.015
- VernacularTitle:广州某高校本科生学习拖延现状及其相关因素
- Author:
Xuxiang WANG
1
;
Meixia DAI
;
Cuihua GUO
;
Meifang LUO
;
Xiuhong LI
;
Qingxiong WANG
;
Jin JING
;
Wenhan YANG
Author Information
1. 中山大学公共卫生学院妇幼卫生系
- Keywords:
academic procrastination;
college student;
grade satisfaction;
mobile phone usage;
computer dependence
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2018;32(4):344-349
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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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.
