Influence of decision-making styles and affective styles on academic procrastination among students

Influence of decision-making styles and affective styles on academic procrastination among students

Academic procrastination is one of the main problems students encounter during studying. It affects their mental health, academic performance, and even everyday activities. A lack of time management was once thought to be the cause of procrastination. Procrastination, however, has been linked to moo...

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Published in:Cogent Education Vol. 10; no. 1
Main Authors: K.S., Vany Mol, Rajkumar, Eslavath, Lakshmi, R., John, Romate, Sunny, Saniya M., Joshua George, Allen, Pawar, Shivanand, Abraham, John
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Cogent 31-12-2023
Cogent OA
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
academic procrastination
Adolescents
Affective Behavior
affective styles
Behavior
College Students
Correlation
Decision Making
decision-making styles
Educational research
Foreign Countries
Indian students
Motivation
Multiple Regression Analysis
Procrastination
Regression analysis
Students
Time Management
Young Adults
India
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Summary:Academic procrastination is one of the main problems students encounter during studying. It affects their mental health, academic performance, and even everyday activities. A lack of time management was once thought to be the cause of procrastination. Procrastination, however, has been linked to mood control, according to recent studies. Decision-making is also a factor that is influenced by emotion or a person's affect. The present study aims to find whether decision-making and affective styles influence academic procrastination among Indian students. The participants (N = 211) who are currently studying any discipline in a regular mode and who are between the ages of 17 to 30 years (mean = 21.10 & SD = 2.168) were selected using purposive sampling, and data was collected online using Academic Procrastination Scale, General Decision-Making Style Instrument and Affective Style Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, along with multiple regression analysis. Results found a significant inverse correlation between rational decision-making and academic procrastination and a weak inverse correlation between adjusting affective style and academic procrastination. A significant positive correlation between avoidant decision-making and academic procrastination was also found. Through regression analysis avoidance, decision-making has been found as a positive predictor of academic procrastination along with rational decision-making, and spontaneous decision-making as negative predictors. No significant correlations were found for academic procrastination with intuitive, dependent, spontaneous, concealing, and tolerating styles. The current results contribute to the existing literature on academic procrastination and the development of effective strategies to reduce academic procrastination by managing unhealthy decision-making styles.
ISSN:2331-186X
2331-186X
DOI:10.1080/2331186X.2023.2203598