Academic self-efficacy as a predictor toward decisional procrastination among college students preparing a thesis in Indonesia
Keywords:
Academic Self-Efficacy, Decisional Procrastination, College Student
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between college students’ sense of academic self-efficacy and their tendency to put off making important decisions while working on their thesis.
Method: With the help of a sampling strategy, we collected responses from 120 college students. Both the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire were used. During the evaluation, researchers used SPSS 22.0.
Findings: The data analysis using simple regression found that academic self-efficacy significantly influenced decisional procrastination toward college students preparing a thesis. Students’ decisional procrastination was negatively correlated with their academic self-efficacy, such that higher levels of academic self-efficacy were associated with lower levels of procrastination in thesis preparation.
Implications/Novel Contribution: The findings of this study have important implications for the field of education because they shed light on how factors such as students’ levels of self-confidence or their perceptions of the tasks they were assigned can affect their performance. Individual differences and the types of tasks that influenced procrastination could be investigated further in studies that examine demographic factors.
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Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84(2), 191-200. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01663995
Bandura, A. (1994). Self-efficacy. In V. S. Ramachaudran (Ed.,), Encyclopedia of human behavior. New York, NY: Sage Publication.
Burka, J. B., & Yuen, L. M. (2008). Procrastination: Why you do it, what to do about it now. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.
Chairiyati, L. R. (2013). The relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic self-concept with academic achievement. Humaniora, 4(2s), 1125-1133. doi:https://doi.org/10.21512/humaniora.v4i2.3553
Damri, D., Engkizar, E., & Anwar, F. (2017). Relationship between self-efficacy and student academic procrastination in completing classroom tasks. Jurnal Edukasi Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling, 3(1), 74-95.
De Palo, V., Monacis, L., Miceli, S., Sinatra, M., & Di Nuovo, S. (2017). Decisional procrastination in academic settings: The role of metacognitions and learning strategies. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(6), 973-980. doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00973
Di Fabio, A. (2006). Decisional procrastination correlates: personality traits, self-esteem or perception of cognitive failure? International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 6(2), 109-122. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-006-9000-9
Ferrari, J. R., & Dovidio, J. F. (2000). Examining behavioral processes in indecision: Decisional procrastination and decision-making style. Journal of Research in Personality, 34(1), 127-137. doi:https://doi.org/10.1006/jrpe.1999.2247
Goroshit, M., & Hen, M. (2018). Decisional, general and online procrastination: Understanding the moderating role of negative affect in the case of computer professionals. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 46(3), 279-294. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2018.1470421
Hammer, C. A., & Ferrari, J. R. (2002). Differential incidence of procrastination between blue and white-collar workers. Current Psychology, 21(4), 333-338. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-002-1022-y
Hapsari, E. W. (2016). Self efficacy work on academic procrastination thesis at students of the faculty of pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya. Experientia: Jurnal Psikologi Indonesia, 4(2), 75-84.
Julianda, B. N. (2012S). Procrastination and self efficacy in university of Surabaya psychology faculty students. Calyptra, 1(1), 1-15.
Kristanto, J., & Abraham, J. (2016). Decisional procrastination: The role of courage, media multitasking and planning fallacy. The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences, 16(69), 663-675. doi:https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.11.69
Mahendrani, W., & Rahayu, E. (2014s). Hubungan antara self-efficacy dengan penyesuaian diri pada siswa akselerasi. Psikodimensia, 13(2), 131-140.
Mai, L. T., & Thuy, B. L. (2015). Work-family role conflict: A survey of woman entrepreneurs in Hochiminh city. International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 1(1), 36-47. doi:https://doi.org/10.20469/ijhss.20006
Mann, L., Burnett, P., Radford, M., & Ford, S. (1997). The melbourne decision making questionnaire: An instrument for measuring patterns for coping with decisional conflict. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 10(1), 1-19. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-0771(199703)10:1<1::aid-bdm242>3.0.co;2-x
Maulana, N. (2017). The influence of barosok trading system on ethical business behavior in the husbandry sector in West Sumatera. Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2(2), 131-138. doi:https://doi.org/10.26500/jarssh-02-2017-0208
Nugraheni, R. F., El Hafiz, S., & Rozi, F. (2016). Relationship between patience and academic self-efficacy in students. Jurnal Ilmiah Penelitian Psikologi: Kajian Empiris & Non-Empiris, 2(2), 15-23. doi:https://doi.org/10.20885/psikologika.vol21.iss1.art8
Orellana-Damacela, L. E., Tindale, R. S., & Suarez-Balcazar, Y. (2000). Decisional and behavioral procrastination: How they relate to self-discrepancies. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 15(5), 34-50.
Sarirah, T. (2017). Is it the psychological prosperous procrastinator? Study at lecturers at the university of X Malang. INSAN Jurnal Psikologi dan Kesehatan Mental, 1(2), 134-140. doi:https://doi.org/10.20473/jpkm.v1i22016.134-140
Shams, D. (2016). The use of stories in promoting morality among junior high school students. Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(3), 168-181. doi:https://doi.org/10.20474/jahss-2.3.5
Srantih, T. (2014). Effect of perfectionism on academic procrastination on students who are working on thesis at the faculty of psychology at UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. Jutnal Ilmiah Psikologi, 1(1), 58-68. doi:https://doi.org/10.15575/psy.v1i1.467
Suharti, L., & Pramono, A. (2016). Cultural intelligence among indonesian students: Role of international experiences and their impact on the development of social network and adaptive performance. Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Science, 2(3), 182-194. doi:https://doi.org/10.20474/jahss-2.3.6
Tatan, T. Z. (2015). Final project /thesis procrastination analysis. Formatif: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan, 2(1), 56-70. doi:https://doi.org/10.30998/formatif.v2i1
Teik Ee, G., & Aman, R. C. (2015). Prevalence of self-hurt behaviour among Chinese adolescents in Malaysia. International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 1(2), 108-113. doi:https://doi.org/10.20469/ijhss.20008-2
Tuhardjo, D., & Rafsanjani, M. A. (2016). The effect of learning effectiveness and self-efficacy on intermediate financial accounting learning outcome. Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 21(9), 01-09. doi:https://doi.org/10.9790/0837-2109080109
Yilmaz, D. V. (2017). International student recruitment in policy and practice: A research from Turkey. Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2(1), 01-08. doi:https://doi.org/10.26500/jarssh-02-2017-0101
Zeisler, L. (2011). Association between stress and decisional procrastination in parents of children with down syndrome during their developmental transitions (Unpublished master thesis). Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
Zusya, A. R., & Akmal, S. Z. (2016). The relationship of academic self efficacy with academic procrastination on students who are completing their thesis. Psympathic: Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi, 3(2), 191-200. doi:https://doi.org/10.15575/psy.v3i2.900
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