Rasgos demográficos, académicos y personales asociados a tres tipos de procrastinación en el alumnado universitario

  1. Angélica Garzón Umerenkova 1
  2. Javier Gil-Flores 2
  3. Jesús de la Fuente Arias 3
  1. 1 Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
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    Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz

    Bogotá, Colombia

    ROR https://ror.org/03ca7a577

  2. 2 Universidad de Sevilla
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    Universidad de Sevilla

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03yxnpp24

  3. 3 Universidad de Navarra
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    Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02rxc7m23

Revista:
Bordón: Revista de pedagogía

ISSN: 0210-5934 2340-6577

Ano de publicación: 2020

Volume: 72

Número: 1

Páxinas: 49-65

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.13042/BORDON.2020.01.69513 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Outras publicacións en: Bordón: Revista de pedagogía

Resumo

Procrastination involves a self-regulatory deficit, defined by the voluntary and irrational delay on the course of an action, that in turn generates negative consequences for an individual. It is reported in the literature that between 40 and 80% of students present procrastination conducts which negatively impact their performance, as well as their physical and mental health. There are various causes for procrastination that affect students differently in accordance to certain personal and social characteristics. For this study, three students’ profiles are categorised, according to the main reason to procrastinate: rebellion, fear of being assessed and laziness. The paper analyzed which traits characterize each reason: demographic traits (gender, age), academic traits (daily routine, semester, dedication, time planning, procrastination frequency, academic performance) and personal traits (good habits, psychological stability and self-regulation – goals, perseverance, decision making and learning from mistakes). METHOD. The sample was of 457 universtity students from different programs and semesters. The relation between the reasons to procrastinate and the demographic, academic and personal traits was explored through bivariate and punctual biserial correlations; and the relative weight of each variable on the three considered types of procrastination was assessed through multiple linear regression. RESULTS. It was found that the profile characterized by “rebellion” is associated with young men with low perseverance and decision making; “fear of being assessed” is associated to younger students, with less psychological stability and low capacity to make decisions; the “laziness” profile is associated to men with low general self-regulation. DISCUSSION. The implications for the design of preventive academic interventions for the management of procrastination, in accordance to the specific needs of each type of procrastination is discussed.

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