Identifying the Causes of Academic Procrastination from the Perspective of Male Middle School Male Students

Niloofar Esmaeili¹ Morteza Monadi²

Abstract :
Abstract Introduction: Academic procrastination is a serious problem in the educational environment, and the causes of its emergence have long been of interest to psychologists. Given the prevalence of academic procrastination in college students and its numerous subsequent negative effects, this article seeks to explore the antecedent causes of procrastination among middle school students. Methodology: The current research was conducted through a qualitative approach using interviews and content analysis. Fifteen male students enrolled in middle school in the 2014-2015 academic year were selected based on purposive sampling, and they were interviewed during fifteen sessions. Findings: In analyzing the interview manuscripts, five themes were extracted. Major themes obtained in the study on the causes of procrastination among middle school students include the number of hours of attendance at school;- the role of parents and their use of positive and negative reinforcements;- a sense of competition, and peer influence;- fear of failure (perfectionism); and a preference for immediate factors over delayed ones. Conclusions: The most important causes of academic procrastination, given the extracted categories, include the psycho-emotional, cognitive-behavioral, and contextual dimensions of each student and their underlying individual differences.
Keywords : Academic procrastination, parenting styles, reinforcement, competitiveness, perfectionism

زبان مقاله : انگلیسی
محور مقاله : علوم تربیتی
محل انتشار : دومین کنفرانس بین المللی رویکردهای نوین در علوم انسانی
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ارسال کننده : نیلوفر اسمعیلی
کد IOI مقاله : XYAB-ZCZBE
لینک مستقیم مقاله : https://isnac.ir/XYAB-ZCZBE