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Prokrastination bei Studierenden des Lehramts und der Erziehungswissenschaften

Translated title of the contribution: Procrastination in university students of teacher education and educational sciences
  • Annette Lohbeck*
  • , Gerda Hagenauer
  • , Andrea Mühlig
  • , Barbara Moschner
  • , Michaela Gläser-Zikuda
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    A common phenomenon among university students is procrastination, the dysfunctional postponing of tasks. Based on expectancy-value theory, the present study examined the relations between procrastination and some specific motivational characteristics of university students. A total of 881 German university students of teacher education and educational sciences completed a questionnaire. Results showed that procrastination while studying was negatively related to self-concept, study interest, mastery goal orientation and performance-approach goal orientation, while it was positively associated with work avoidance. Moreover, male students reported higher procrastination than female students. Study interest and work avoidance were the strongest predictors of procrastination. Thus, enhancing students’ positive motivational characteristics could reduce procrastination while studying.

    Translated title of the contributionProcrastination in university students of teacher education and educational sciences
    Original languageGerman
    JournalZeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft
    Volume20
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)521-536
    Number of pages16
    ISSN1434-663X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 01.09.2017

    Research areas and keywords

    • Educational science
    • Psychology

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Education

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