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- Title
Impact of Self-Efficacy and Perfectionism on Academic Procrastination among University Students in Pakistan.
- Authors
Ashraf, Muhammad Azeem; Sahar, Namood-e; Kamran, Muhammad; Alam, Jan
- Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of self-efficacy and perfectionism on academic procrastination among university students and its differences among genders in Pakistan. It was hypothesized that self-efficacy and perfectionism would significantly impact academic procrastination and that there is a significant difference in students' views concerning their gender. The sample comprised 405 university students, 104 male and 301 female. The study used the general self-efficacy scale, the multidimensional perfectionism scale, and the academic procrastination scale to measure the constructs. SmartPLS 4 was applied for the analysis of the data. The results indicated that all three variables—self-efficacy, perfectionism, and academic procrastination—were present among university students. Perfectionism showed a significant effect on academic procrastination. However, self-efficacy showed no significant effect on academic procrastination. Further, no significant difference was found in students' views concerning their gender. The findings provide significant evidence for stakeholders to improve academic procrastination among university students.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; PERFECTIONISM (Personality trait); PROCRASTINATION; COLLEGE students; SELF-efficacy; MULTIDIMENSIONAL scaling
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 7, p537
- ISSN
2076-328X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bs13070537