Nila Elmimanesh
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Introduction: The present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Luthans intervention program on Academic and Organizational Procrastination. Method: the research was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design. The population consisted of PNU students of Natanz in the academic year ...
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Introduction: The present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Luthans intervention program on Academic and Organizational Procrastination. Method: the research was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design. The population consisted of PNU students of Natanz in the academic year 1395 who were studying and working full time. Out of the 300 students, 50 were randomly selected and put into two groups of 25, one for academic and another one for organizational procrastination. The instruments were two questionnaires of Academic Procrastination (Solomon & Rothblum) and Organizational Procrastination (Safary Nia & Amirkhani Razilighy). After the implementation of the questionnaires, Luthans Intervention Program was applied to the experimental group. Then, Post-test and follow-up were implemented for both groups in two phases. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that compared with the control group, both of the dependent variables in the experimental group were reduced significantly. The results of the Post-test and follow-up reflected the effectiveness and stability of the intervention. Conclusion: It can be stated that psychological Capital Intervention Model has been effective on decreasing Academic and organizational procrastination. Therefore, it can be an appropriate strategy to reduce Academic and organizational procrastination.
said mousa golestaneh; Seyed Ali Afshin; Yusef Dehghani
Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2016, , Pages 52-71
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Aim: Time perspective identifies a person's perception or assessing of past, present, and future. Time perspective, has an unconscious cognitive structure that a person uses in decision-making on short-term or long-term goals and actions. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of achievement ...
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Aim: Time perspective identifies a person's perception or assessing of past, present, and future. Time perspective, has an unconscious cognitive structure that a person uses in decision-making on short-term or long-term goals and actions. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of achievement goal in the relationship between time perspective, academic achievemen, and students' academic procrastination. Method: For this purpose, 424 (223 female, 201 male) students from different faculties (Literature, Engineering, Science) of the Persian Gulf University of Bushehr were selected by cluster sampling method and responded to the Zimbardo Time Perspective Scale (ZTPI, the form of 56 questions), Transcendental Future Time Perspective Scale (TFTPS), Measuring Target Scale 3×2 (3×2 AGQ-S), and the Academic Procrastination Scale (TPS). Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed a direct significant relationship between the time perspective and achievement goal. Besides, there was a significant relationship between time perspective and academic procrastination and a significant indirect relationship between achievement goal and academic procrastination. Also, the indirect relationship between time perspective through achievement goal with academic achievement was significant. In addition, the indirect relationship between time perspective through academic procrastination and academic achievement was significant. Results of Structural Equation Modeling indicated the fitness of the supposed model in the study. Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be said that time perspective has an important mediating role in achievement goal in the relationship between academic achievement and academic procrastination. Accordingly, taking into account the time perspective role and raising awareness of achievement goal and academic procrastination can improve students' academic achievement.
Karim Savari
Volume 2, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 44-51
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Introduction: In current years, Achievement goals theory could explain & predict academic procrastination through variables such as mastery & Performance goals. Goals: In this search, It is tried to study the simple & multiple relationship of mastery & Performance goals with academic ...
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Introduction: In current years, Achievement goals theory could explain & predict academic procrastination through variables such as mastery & Performance goals. Goals: In this search, It is tried to study the simple & multiple relationship of mastery & Performance goals with academic procrastination among University students of Payam Noor Ahwaz. Methods: The research society were University students of Payame Noor Ahwaz that were chosen 200 students (100 girls & 100 boys) by randomly ways. For data, gathering questionnaires were made by researcher. For analyzing, it data was used descriptive & inferential stasitics. Results: Results showed that there is negative relation between mastery goals and academic procrastination & positive relation between Performance goals and academic procrastination. Conclusions: Regression analysis by using stepwise method showed that mastery goals & Performance goals could be predicted through variance.
Tahereh Golestani bakht; Mahnaz Shokri
Volume 2, Issue 1 , August 2014, , Pages 89-100
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Relationship between Academic Procrastination with meta-cognitive beliefs of high school students in the city of Amole. Method: The study’s samples were 374 high school students who were selected using the simple random sampling procedure. ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Relationship between Academic Procrastination with meta-cognitive beliefs of high school students in the city of Amole. Method: The study’s samples were 374 high school students who were selected using the simple random sampling procedure. Data were collected using scales of Solomon & Rothblum Academic Procrastination and Wells & Cartwright - HattonMeta-cognition. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to determine the reliability of the research instruments. Findings: Data were analyzed by t-test and stepwise regression. t-test indicated that there was significant difference between male and female students of academic procrastination, so procrastination of male is more than female. But there was not difference in meta-cognitive beliefs between two groups. Stepwise multivariable regression analysis revealed that among the components of meta-cognitive beliefs, cognitive uncertainty was stronger predictor for academic procrastination. Conclusion: There was no significant difference between male and female in meta-cognitive but significant difference in academic procrastination and cognitive uncertainty is useful in prediction of Academic procrastination.
Reza Ghorban Jahromi; Elaheh Hejazi; Javad Ejei; Mohamad Khodayari Fard
Volume 2, Issue 2 , March 2014, , Pages 87-99
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The aim of the present study was investigating the mediating role of achievement goals in the relationship between need for closure and cognitive engagement based on students’ academic procrastination. For this reason, 268 third grade high school students (161 female & 107 male) from Shiraz ...
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The aim of the present study was investigating the mediating role of achievement goals in the relationship between need for closure and cognitive engagement based on students’ academic procrastination. For this reason, 268 third grade high school students (161 female & 107 male) from Shiraz were selected through multistage cluster sampling and answered to a self-report questionnaire consisted of need for closure scale (NFCS), achievement goals scale (AGS), cognitive engagement scale (MSLQ), and academic procrastination scale (PASS). The results generally showed that in an academic procrastination context need for closure dimensions have significant negative indirect effects on deep cognitive strategies through the mediation of achievement goals; however, this effect on shallow cognitive strategies is significant, negative, and indirect. The findings demonstrated that the direct effect of need for structure on mastery and performance-approach goals is significantly negative; but this effect on performance-avoidant goals was significantly positive. Moreover, the direct effect of need for certainty on mastery goals and performance-approach goals was respectively negative and positive, both significant. The direct effect of need for certainty on performance-avoidance goals was not significant. The effect of each of the achievement goals on shallow and deep cognitive strategies was different.
Karim Savari
Volume 1, Issue 2 , June 2013, , Pages 62-68
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Aims: This study investigated the prevalence of academic procrastination among male and female students of Ahwaz Payame Noor University in the first semester of 1387 – 1388 academic year. Method: From among the 1200 students, 155 boys and 1045 girls were selected randomly as the subjects ...
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Aims: This study investigated the prevalence of academic procrastination among male and female students of Ahwaz Payame Noor University in the first semester of 1387 – 1388 academic year. Method: From among the 1200 students, 155 boys and 1045 girls were selected randomly as the subjects of the study. To collect the data, a questionnaire made by the researcher which consisted of 14 questions was used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results and conclusion: The results indicated that the rate of academic procrastination is 17.2 among the Payam-Noor students of Ahvaz. Moreover, the rate of academic procrastination among male students, was 17.8 which was more than the female students, 17.03; however, the difference was not significant.
