Research Article

Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement

Volume: 8 Number: 1 June 30, 2025

Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to analyze the relationship between university students' academic achievement, test anxiety, academic procrastination behaviors and self-handicapping tendencies. The sample of the study consisted of 502 university students studying in different faculties of Erciyes University. ''Academic Procrastination Scale'', ''Self-Handicapping Scale'', ''Westside Test Anxiety Scale'' and ''Personal Information Form'' were used in the study. Descriptive statistics, t test, ANOVA, Tukey test, correlation and regression analysis methods were used to analyze the data obtained. According to the analyses, students' academic procrastination behavior, test anxiety, self-handicapping and academic achievement levels are at modarete level. It was seen that male students resorted to academic procrastination more than female students, experienced more test anxiety and sabotaged themselves more, and it was concluded that academic achievement did not vary according to gender. It is seen that academic achievement, test anxiety, academic procrastination behavior and self-handicapping level of students do not differ according to age. It was concluded that academic achievement and academic procrastination differed according to grade level, while test anxiety and self-handicapping did not differ according to grade level. Apart from this, it is seen that academic achievement, test anxiety, academic procrastination behavior and self-handicapping variables differ significantly according to the faculties of study. According to the results of the correlation analysis, there was a negative relationship between academic achievement and test anxiety, academic procrastination behavior and self-handicapping. It was also observed that there was a positive correlation between self-handicapping, test anxiety and academic procrastination behavior and that these variables predicted academic achievement. These results were discussed by considering other studies in the literature and some suggestions were given.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

In-Service Training, Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators, Teacher and Student Wellbeing

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 1, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

February 24, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 19, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Karataş, A., & Akar, H. (2025). Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement. International Journal of Scholars in Education, 8(1), 59-80. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1644422
AMA
1.Karataş A, Akar H. Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement. IJSE. 2025;8(1):59-80. doi:10.52134/ueader.1644422
Chicago
Karataş, Ali, and Hüseyin Akar. 2025. “Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping As Predictors of Academic Achievement”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 8 (1): 59-80. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1644422.
EndNote
Karataş A, Akar H (June 1, 2025) Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement. International Journal of Scholars in Education 8 1 59–80.
IEEE
[1]A. Karataş and H. Akar, “Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement”, IJSE, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 59–80, June 2025, doi: 10.52134/ueader.1644422.
ISNAD
Karataş, Ali - Akar, Hüseyin. “Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping As Predictors of Academic Achievement”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 8/1 (June 1, 2025): 59-80. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1644422.
JAMA
1.Karataş A, Akar H. Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement. IJSE. 2025;8:59–80.
MLA
Karataş, Ali, and Hüseyin Akar. “Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping As Predictors of Academic Achievement”. International Journal of Scholars in Education, vol. 8, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 59-80, doi:10.52134/ueader.1644422.
Vancouver
1.Ali Karataş, Hüseyin Akar. Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement. IJSE. 2025 Jun. 1;8(1):59-80. doi:10.52134/ueader.1644422