Academic Procrastination And Self Efficacy Among College Students

Research Article
Sasi Kanta Dash and Ramaprabou V
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1776
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Procrastination, Self-Efficacy, Academic Streams, College Students.
Abstract: 

The present research is an attempt to examine the relationship between academic procrastination and self efficacy among Professional and Arts and Science College students. Sample comprising of 39 Professional college students and 41 Arts and Science college students from different colleges functioning in and around the U.T of Puducherry. The data were collected using Procrastination Scale – student version constructed and standardized by Lay (1986) and Self Efficacy Scale constructed and standardized by Schwarzer and Jerusalem (1995). Purposive sampling method was employed to select samples. The collected data were used statistically analysed using correlation and ‘t’ test. The results revealed that there is an inverse correlation between academic procrastination and self efficacy.