Academic procrastination and the role of hope as a coping strategy

Elizabeth S. Alexander; Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.008

Academic procrastination and the role of hope as a coping strategy

Elizabeth S. Alexander, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

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Abstract

This study examined, we believe for the first time, the relationship between hope and academic procrastination. One hundred and sixteen graduate students enrolled in an introductory-level educational research course at a mid-southern university were administered the Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students (PASS), and the Adult Hope Scale that operationalizes hope as a reciprocal combination of pathways and agency thinking. Findings suggest that both hope factors helped predict academic procrastination with respect to fear of failure, but not task aversiveness. Suggestions for a deeper understanding of the role of hope in mitigating procrastination are offered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1301-1310
Number of pages	10
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	42
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.10.008
Publication status	Published - May 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Academic procrastination
Agency
Fear of failure
Hope
Pathways
Task aversiveness

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General Psychology

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