Analysis of Academic Self-Efficacy, University Graduation Expectations and Academic Procrastination Behaviors

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between academic self-efficacy, academic procrastination and university graduation levels of university undergraduate students. The study also investigated whether these variables differ according to the gender of the students. The study was conducted with a relational screening model. The data of the study were obtained from 277 female and 109 male students. According to the findings obtained, the students' academic self-efficacy and academic procrastination behaviors were found out at a moderate level; and their university graduation expectations were found out at a high level. No difference was found in these variables according to gender variable. In the correlation analysis, a negative moderate relationship was found between academic self-efficacy and academic procrastination behaviors; a positive low-level relationship was found between academic self-efficacy and university graduation expectations; and a negative low-level relationship was found between academic procrastination and university graduation expectations.

Keywords

• Self efficacy
• graduation
• academic procrastination

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