Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use (PIU) as Causes of Academic Procrastination

Abstract

It is now undeniable that young people and the Internet has become inseparable. Nonetheless, the uncontrolled use of it causes many problems among young adults including academic procrastination. Previous studies stated that academic procrastination lead to low of academic achievement. The reason of why young adults use the internet excessively and got negative outcomes in academic life did not stated clearly. The objective of this study was to find out the empirical evidence of PIU as a mediator between loneliness and academic procrastination. Sample consisted of 320 undergraduate students from 10 universities. Age range was 17-25 years old (M=20.17, SD=1.49). They were given three self-report questionnaires such as GPIUS2, SELSA, and TPS. Those instruments were adapted in Indonesian language. Data were analyzed with Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results showed that the model was good fit (χ2=416.541, df=205, p<0.001, CFI=0.902, TLI=0.879, SRMR=0.068, RMSEA=0.057, 90% CI:0.049-0.065, p good to fit 0.05). This study give contribution on loneliness, PIU, and academic procrastination as one model. It also gives implication of social media using among young people and policy making in universities about students life.

The Correlation Between Loneliness and Academic Procrastination Among Psychology Students at State University of Malang

“…The results of this study are in line with previous research conducted by Andangsari and colleagues who mentioned that loneliness is one of the causes of academic procrastination [20]. This suggests a link between loneliness and academic procrastination, even to the degree of fullness.…”

Hubungan Antara Loneliness Dengan Problematic Internet Use Pada Mahasiswa Selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19

“…Perlman dan Peplau mengatakan bahwa Loneliness merupakan pengalaman yang tidak menyenangkan dan terjadi ketika hubungan sosial seseorang kurang dalam hal yang penting baik secara kuantitatif maupun kualitatif (dalam Cahyani et al, 2015). Russell dan Peplau (dalam Andangsari et al, 2018) mendefinisikan loneliness sebagai emosi negatif pada seseorang yang berasal dari ketidakseimbangan antara hubungan sosial dengan orang lain dalam kuantitas dan kualitas yang diharapkan terjadi pada seseorang dalam hidupnya.…”

Relationship between Social Media Addiction Levels and Academic Procrastination among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia: Grit as the Mediator

“…Although grit is not explicitly theorized as a catalyst for proactivity, recent findings have identified grit personality traits as a motivator of effortful and persistent action (Armstrong et al, 2018;Chaker et al, 2018). It has also been suggested that grit may help an individual persevere in difficult circumstances via self-efficacy and productivity, as well as regulating one's behavior of intentionally postponing a task (Andangsari et al, 2018;Siah et al, 2019). Indeed, to achieve demanding goals like achieving greater academic success, one must be willing to control urges, work hard, and manage distractions (Ivcevic & Brackett, 2014).…”

“…Conforming to past research (Wolters & Hussain, 2015;Wyszyńska et al, 2017), the current study found that grittier individuals do exhibit lower of procrastination. As a consequence of grit as a motivator of effortful and persistent behaviors (Armstrong et al, 2018, Chaker et al, 2018, grit was proposed to aid in individual perseverance in difficult circumstances via self-efficacy and productivity, where individuals who possess grit have higher selfregulation and reduced tendency of intentionally postponing tasks on hand (Andangsari et al, 2018;Siah et al, 2019).…”