Perfectionism, Anxiety and Procrastination as Predictors of EFL Academic Achievement: A Mixed Methods Study

The purpose of the present study is to determine the predictive level of perfectionism, anxiety, and procrastination on academic achievement and to describe interrelationships among the variables. A convergent parallel mixed methods research design was applied in the study. The participants included 522 college students. The “Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale,” “Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale,” and “Aitken Academic Procrastination Inventory” were used as data collection tools for the quantitative portion of the study, and the quantitative data were analyzed through correlational and multiple linear regression analysis. The qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis by organizing a focus group interview with seven students. The findings of the regression analysis revealed the three predictors, perfectionism, anxiety and procrastination, explained 54 % of the variance (R2 = .54, p

İngilizce Dersi Akademik Başarısının Yordayıcıları Olarak Mükemmeliyetçilik, Kaygı ve Erteleme: Bir Karma Araştırma

Bu çalışmanın amacı, mükemmeliyetçilik, kaygı ve erteleme düzeylerinin akademik başarı üzerindeki yordama gücünü ve söz konusu değişkenler arasındaki karşılıklı ilişki örüntüsünü belirlemektir. Çalışma yakınsak paralel karma yöntem araştırma deseni ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu toplam 522 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Nicel veriler için veri toplama aracı olarak Çok Boyutlu Mükemmeliyetçilik Ölçeği, Yabancı Dil Sınıf Kaygısı Ölçeği ve Erteleme Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Nicel veriler korelasyon ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon çözümlemesi ile; nitel veriler ise yedi öğrenci ile odak grup görüşmesi düzenlenerek içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Regresyon analizi sonuçları, üç yordayıcı değişken olan, mükemmeliyetçilik, kaygı ve ertelemenin toplam varyansın %54'ünü açıkladığını göstermiştir (R2= .54, p

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