Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ523756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4545
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Self-Regulation and Academic Procrastination.
Senecal, Caroline; And Others
Journal of Social Psychology, v135 n5 p607-19 Oct 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, Goal Orientation, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Self Control, Self Esteem, Self Fulfilling Prophecies, Student Educational Objectives, Study Habits, Study Skills, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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