Academic procrastination: An exploratory study
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https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2011v2n2p242Keywords:
academic procrastination, university student, educational psychologyAbstract
Academic procrastination has been understood as a dynamic phenomenon, which involves personal, behavioral and environmental issues and is characterized by the postponement of non-strategic actions. This behavior may affect the academic performance of the students. The present study aimed to describe the procrastination among university students, and identify activities that are more or less delayed and feelings reported to be procrastinating.The results indicate the frequency of procrastination among university students, as well as a list of academic tasks and unpleasant feelings postponed to procrastinate.Downloads
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Costa, M. (2007). Procrastinação, auto-regulação e gênero. Dissertação (Mestrado) – Instituto de Educação e Psicologia – Universidade do Minho – Portugal.
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Enumo, S.R.F., & Kerbauy, R. R. (1999). Procrastinação: descrição de comportamentos de estudantes e transeuntes de uma capital brasileira. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Comportamental e Cognitiva, 1(2), 125-135.
Ferrari, J., & Tice, D. (2000). Procrastination as a self-handicap for men and women: aTask-avoidance strategy in a laboratory setting. Journal of Research in Personality, 34, 73-83.
Ferrari, J. (2001). Procrastination as self-regulation failure of performance: Effects of cognitive load, self-awareness and time limits on “working best under pressure”. European Journal of Personality, 15, 391-406.
Ferrari, J. (2004). Trait procrastination in academic settings: An overview of students who engage in task delays. In H. Schouwenburg, C. Lay, P. Timothy & J. Ferrari (Eds.), Counseling the procrastinator in academic settings (pp.19-28). American, Psychological Association.
Ferreira, A. B. H. (1995). Novo dicionário da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira.
Gil, A. C. (1991). Métodos e técnicas de pesquisa social. São Paulo: Editora Atlas.
Kerbauy, R. (1997). Procrastinação: Adiamento de tarefas. In: R. A. Banaco (Org.), Sobre o comportamento e cognição: Aspectos teóricos, metodológicos e de formação em análise do comportamento clínico e terapia cognitiva (pp. 393-398), Santo André, SP: ESETec Editores Associados.
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Lay, C., & Brokenshire, R. (1997). Conscientiousness, procrastination, and person-task characteristics in job searching by unemployed adults. Current Psychology, 16(1), s/p.
Marconi, M. A., & Lakatos, E. M. (2007). Fundamentos de metodologia científica. São Paulo: Editora Atlas.
Milgram, N., Mey-Tal, G., & Levison, Y. (1998). Procrastination, generalized or specific, in college students and their parents. Personality and Individual Differences, 25, 297-316.
Monteiro, A. (2009). Estudo do (in)sucesso a matemática no 6.º e 9.º ano de escolaridade – auto-regulação e procrastinação. Dissertação (Mestrado) – Instituto de Educação e Psicologia – Universidade do Minho. Portugal.
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Solomon, L., & Rothblum, E. (1984). Academic procrastination: Frequency and cognitive-behavioral correlates. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 31(4), 503-509.
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Steel, P. (2007). The nature of procrastination. Psychological Bulletin, 133(1), 65-94.
Wolters, C.A. (2003). Understanding procrastination from a self-regulated learning. Journal of Education Psychology, 95(1), 179-187.
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2011-02-18
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Sampaio, R. K. N., & Bariani, I. C. D. (2011). Academic procrastination: An exploratory study. Estudos Interdisciplinares Em Psicologia, 2(2), 242–262. https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2011v2n2p242
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