Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students

Abstract

The relative fit of one- and two-factor models of the Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students (PASS) was investigated using confirmatory factor analysis on an ethnically diverse sample of 345 participants. The results indicated that although the two-factor model provided better fit to the data than the one-factor model, neither model provided optimal fit. However, a two-factor model which accounted for common item theme pairs used by Solomon and Rothblum in the creation of the scale provided good fit to the data. In addition, a significant difference by ethnicity was also found on the fear of failure subscale of the PASS, with Whites having significantly lower scores than Asian Americans or Latino/as. Implications of the results are discussed and recommendations made for future work with the scale.

The Relationship Among Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Academic Procrastination in Students

“…Some researches showed a negative correlation between mindfulness and non-acceptance of unpleasant emotion (1). Mindfulness group in comparison to unfocused attention had a higher level of willingness to view unfavorable images, which was representative of decreased non-acceptance (23).…”

“…PASS consists of 18 items. Alpha coefficient of PASS was reported 0.77 (23). Researchers reported the reliability of 0.78 (24).…”

The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship Between Anxiety and Procrastination

“…It has 18 items. Researchers reported alpha coefficient of 0.77 and showed that it has 3 factors [32]. The validity of the PASS was confirmed during the early development of the scale [4].…”

İş Güvencesi̇zli̇ği̇ İle İşyeri̇ Prokrasti̇nasyonu (Erteleme Alişkanliği) İli̇şki̇si̇

“…gösterilebilir. Solomon ve Rothblum (1984: 509) erteleme alışkanlığının nedenlerini duruma hâkim olamama endişesi, mükemmeliyetçilik, karar verme zorluğu, başkasına bağımlılık ve dışarıdan yardım arama, belirli görevleri yerine getirmekten kaçınma ve hayal kırıklığına uğratma korkusu, aşırı özgüven/özgüven eksikliği, tembellik, iddia eksikliği, başarı korkusu, tükenmişlik ve kötü zaman yönetimi, kontrole karşı isyan, risk alma unsuru ve akran etkisi olmak üzere 13 grupta incelemişlerdir (Ratsameemonthon, 2015: 78;Sadykova, 2016;Yockey & Kralowec, 2015).…”