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Peer reviewedSenecal, Caroline; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1995
Assesses the role of autonomous self-regulation as a predictor of academic procrastination. Maintains that academic procrastination is often a motivational problem related to fear of failure. Reveals that students with intrinsic reasons for studying procrastinate less than those with less autonomous reasons (for example, external regulation). (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Anxiety, Discipline
