A model explaining academic procrastination behavior

Araştırmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin akademik erteleme davranışlarını kişilik özellikleri, başarı yönelimleri, akademik öz yeterlik inancı ve benlik saygısının ne düzeyde açıkladığını bir model çerçevesinde incelemektir. Bu amaç bağlamında, araştırma değişkenlerinden neden-sonuç ilişkisi içinde, doğrudan ve dolaylı etkileri belirlemek için bir model kurulmuş ve model testi yapılmıştır. Nedensel karşılaştırmalı desenin kullanıldığı araştırmada, araştırma grubunu farklı sınıf düzeylerinden 406 bayan ve 224 erkek olmak üzere toplam 630 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında, “Aitken Akademik Erteleme Ölçeği”, “Sıfatlara Dayalı Kişilik Testi”, “Çok Boyutlu Mükemmeliyetçilik Ölçeği”, “Başarı Yönelimleri Ölçeği”, “Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği” ve “Akademik Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, öğrencilerin akademik erteleme davranışı, kişilik özellikleri, başarı yönelimi, akademik öz yeterlik inancı ve benlik saygısı ile neden-sonuç ilişkisi içinde doğrudan ve dolaylı bir şekilde açıklandığı belirlenmiştir.

Akademik erteleme davranışını açıklayıcı bir model

The present study aims at examining the extent, to which personality traits, goal orientations, academic self-efficacy belief and self-esteem explain the academic procrastination behaviors of university students within the framework of a mode. To this end, a model was created and a model test was performed in order to determine the direct and indirect effects of the research variables within the compass of a cause and effect relationship. In the present research in which a causative comparative pattern was used, the research group consists of 630 university students in total from different grades, 406 of whom are female and 224 of whom are male. In the data collection phase of the present research,” Aitken Academic Procrastination Scale”, “Adjective Based Personality Test”, “Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale”, “Achievement Goals Scale”, “Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale” and “Academic Self Efficacy Scale” were used. It was found that the academic procrastination behaviors of university students are directly and indirectly related to personality traits, success orientation, academic self efficacy belief and self esteem within the framework of a cause and effect relationship.

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