Academic Procrastination in Non-Traditional College Students

Autor/inn/en	Garzón-Umerenkova, Angélica; Gil-Flores, Javier
Titel	Academic Procrastination in Non-Traditional College Students
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 15 (2017) 3, S.510-532 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1696-2095
Schlagwörter	Time Management; Academic Persistence; Nontraditional Students; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Student Behavior; Measures (Individuals); Likert Scales; Factor Analysis; Academic Advising; Low Achievement; Dropout Prevention; Statistical Analysis; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zeitmanagement; Collegestudent; Ausland; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Messdaten; Likert-Skala; Faktorenanalyse; Akademischer Rat; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Statistische Analyse; Kolumbien
Abstract	Introduction: Procrastination is the act of delaying necessary tasks to the extreme of experiencing discomfort and negative consequences for the individuals. The presence of nontraditional students at universities is a phenomenon which has increased remarkably over the last decades. This type of university students finds some difficulties during their studies, which could result in a higher prevalence of procrastination behaviors among nontraditional college students. To test this, our work compares procrastination levels and reasons to procrastinate among traditional and nontraditional students. Method: A sample of 479 Colombian college students was used. Procrastination and the reasons to procrastinate are measured by the "Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students" ("PASS"). The data analysis is based on descriptive statistics, exploratory factorial analysis, ttest for independent samples and Cohen's d. Results: Nontraditional students show higher procrastination levels (t = 4,412; p < 0,001; d = 0,459), although their reasons to procrastinate are similar to those of traditional students. The nontraditional student condition is a demographic variable relevant for explaining academic procrastination. Discussion and Conclusion: These results suggest the convenience of offering academic counseling and guidance to nontraditional students, to attend procrastination and thus reduce low achievement or dropout risks. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01