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Emotion regulation difficulties and academic procrastination

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Mohammadi Bytamar, Jahangir, Saed, Omid, Khakpoor, Sahel·2020·Frontiers in Psychology

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OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND: Academic procrastination as deliberate postponement of academic tasks, despite being aware of its consequences, is a common phenomenon among students. Current conceptualizations of procrastination support the rule of emotion regulation difficulties in the psychopathology of this phenomenon. In this regard, the current study is aimed to investigate the role of difficulty in emotion regulation in academic procrastination. METHOD: The present study is a cross-sectional study. Participants were 250 students who completed Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS), and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). RESULT: < 0.01). This association remained significant after controlling for anxiety and depression. Further, the multivariate regression showed that the only DERS dimension that could predict TPS was DERS-Strategies. Finally, individuals with a high level of procrastination reported greater DERS scores than those with a lower level. DISCUSSION: Results indicate that difficulty in emotion regulation, especially the ones' believe about his/her ability in regulating unpleasant emotions effectively, is important in procrastination. However, despite the limited association between DERS and TPS, the findings raise some potentially useful implications for procrastination studies and interventions.

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  1. Mohammadi Bytamar J. Heydari Z. Khakpoor S. (2017). “ Comparison of anxiety and depression among students with and without academic procrastination,” in Proceedings of the 6th Congress of the Iranian Psychological Association (Tehran: Contemporary Psychology).

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Authors
Mohammadi Bytamar, J., Saed, O., & Khakpoor, S.
Affiliations
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Corresponding author
Khakpoor, Sahel
Venue
Frontiers in Psychology
Published
2020-11-04
Volume
11
Pages
524588-524588
ISSN
1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3097039370
Cited by
114
References
61
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2026: 16 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 1
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4.70
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
Keywords
academic procrastination, emotional dysregulation, emotion regulation strategies, students, Tuckman Procrastination Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, anxiety, depression

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