sadegh nasri; moslem shahrokhi; majid ebrahim damavandi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , October 2013, , Pages 24-36
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to predict academic procrastination of the under-graduate students at the University of Shahid Rajaee based on perfectionism and test anxiety.
Methodology: Research method was descriptive and correlative study. Of the undergraduate students 385 individuals (189 females and ...
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The purpose of the study was to predict academic procrastination of the under-graduate students at the University of Shahid Rajaee based on perfectionism and test anxiety.
Methodology: Research method was descriptive and correlative study. Of the undergraduate students 385 individuals (189 females and 196 males) were selected as sample using stratified random sampling method. Subjects completed Solomon and Ruth Bloom's Academic Procrastination Scale (1984), Per-fectionism Questionnaire (1991) and Spielberger 's Test Anxiety Scale (1980). Data analysis
performed using statistical methods such as descriptive statistics, regression,
simultaneous, stepwise regression, and Fischer’s Z tes
Results: The results indicated that the perfectionism and test anxiety predict positively and significantly academic procrastination.
Conclusion: Given these findings, rising perfectionism and test anxiety among the undergraduate students will lead into increasing the amount of academic procrastination.