Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement
Öz
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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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Hizmetiçi Eğitim, Öğretmen Eğitimi ve Eğitimcilerin Mesleki Gelişimi, Öğretmen ve Öğrenci Refahı
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Erken Görünüm Tarihi
1 Temmuz 2025
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Haziran 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
24 Şubat 2025
Kabul Tarihi
19 Haziran 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 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, ve 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 (01 Haziran 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 ve H. Akar, “Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement”, IJSE, c. 8, sy 1, ss. 59–80, Haz. 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 (01 Haziran 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, ve Hüseyin Akar. “Academic Procrastination Behavior, Test Anxiety and Self-Handicapping as Predictors of Academic Achievement”. International Journal of Scholars in Education, c. 8, sy 1, Haziran 2025, ss. 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. 01 Haziran 2025;8(1):59-80. doi:10.52134/ueader.1644422

