Abstract
Research has documented that most college students delay on academic tasks. Surprisingly, graduate students may procrastinate on academic tasks even more than do undergraduate students. Perfectionism also has been found to be high among graduate students. It is likely that for graduate students, delaying academic tasks such as writing a term paper is indicative of perfectionism. Thus, this study investigated the relationship between academic procrastination and perfectionism among 135 graduate students, who were administered the Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. A canonical correlation analysis revealed that fear of failure, a component of academic procrastination was related to self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism. Other-oriented perfectionism, the third dimension of perfectionism, acted as a suppressor variable. Implications are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 103-109 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Social Behavior and Personality |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- General Psychology