The Relationship Between Academic Procrastination, General Procrastination and Patience: A Study on University Students

Abstract

This research aims to reveal the nature of the relationship among university students' general procrastination, academic procrastination, and patience behaviors. In the study, the Academic Procrastination Scale (APS) and General Procrastination Scale (GPS) developed by Çakıcı (2003), the University Students' Patience Tendency Scale (USPTS) developed by Çeliköz and Gül (2018), and the "Personal Information Form" developed by the researcher were used. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 27.0 software. First, a normality analysis was applied, followed by the t-Test and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). A correlational design was used in the research to determine the relationship among university students' general procrastination, academic procrastination, and patience behaviors; for the purpose of determining the effect of the patience variable on general and academic procrastination, a multiple regression analysis was used. A moderate (r=0.616), significant, and strong relationship was found between university students' general procrastination behaviors and academic procrastination behaviors. A negative relationship was identified between patience behaviors and both general and academic procrastination behaviors. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that academic procrastination behavior (β= -227) had a more pronounced effect in predicting patience behavior than general procrastination behavior (β= -.155). The research found significant differences in general procrastination, academic procrastination, and patience behaviors based on the participants' gender, the university they attend, family income level, and their field of study; while similarities were identified based on age and class level.