Prediction of Academic Procrastination Based on Attachment Styles, Family Relationships, Personality Traits, and Academic Enthusiasm

Authors

    Ali Hamdan Kafi Ph.D. student, Department of Psychology, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
    Zahra Yousefi * Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology Group, Education and Psychology Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran [email protected]
    Radhi Hassan Obaid Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance, Al-Qadisiyah University, Qadisiyah, Iraq
    Ilnaz Sajjadian Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran
https://doi.org/10.61838/

Keywords:

Academic procrastination, school anxiety, attachment styles, family relationships, personality traits, academic enthusiasm

Abstract

Objective:  The aim of this study was to predict academic procrastination based on attachment styles, family relationships, personality traits, and academic enthusiasm among students in Divaniye, Iraq.

Methods and Materials: This research was descriptive and correlational in nature. The statistical population consisted of male and female students from Divaniye. A convenience sample of 300 male and female students was selected. Research instruments included the Solomon and Rothblum (1984) Academic Procrastination Questionnaire, the Armsden and Greenberg (1987) Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, the Olson and Barnes (2004) Family Relationship Questionnaire, the Costa and McCrae (1992) Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire, and the Fredericks et al. (2004) Academic Enthusiasm Questionnaire. Results were analyzed using both descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and stepwise regression).

Findings:  The findings indicated that neuroticism and insecure attachment styles to peers and parents had a significant positive relationship with academic procrastination. In contrast, secure attachment styles to parents and peers, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and academic enthusiasm had a significant negative relationship with academic procrastination. Extraversion and agreeableness did not have a relationship with academic procrastination. The stepwise regression results showed that openness to experience, conscientiousness, academic enthusiasm, and secure attachment styles to peers and parents could predict academic procrastination.

Conclusion: In sum, the results indicated that all the mentioned variables had a significant relationship with procrastination except for extraversion and agreeableness. Additionally, among these correlated variables, personality traits had the power to predict procrastination.

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Published

2024-11-11

Submitted

2024-08-11

Revised

2024-10-01

Accepted

2024-10-10

How to Cite

Hamdan Kafi , . A. ., Yousefi, Z., Hassan Obaid , . R. ., & Sajjadian , . I. . (2024). Prediction of Academic Procrastination Based on Attachment Styles, Family Relationships, Personality Traits, and Academic Enthusiasm. Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies (JAYPS), 5(11), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.61838/

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