The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Academic Procrastination in College Students Learning Online Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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10.2991/assehr.k.210805.188How to use a DOI?

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Perfectionism, academic procrastination, college students, online learning, COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Procrastination is a phenomenon that is often found among students. In the field of education, procrastination behavior is known as academic procrastination. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perfectionism and academic procrastination in college students learning online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is a quantitative correlational study involving 366 participants using convenience sampling technique. The instruments used to measure variables are the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale by Hewitt and Flett, and the Tuckman Procrastination Scale by Tuckman. Data analysis was performed using the Spearman correlation test. The results showed a significant negative relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination, a significant positive relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and academic procrastination, and no significant relationship between other-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Elisabeth Kathleen
AU  - Debora Basaria
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/08/08
TI  - The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Academic Procrastination in College Students Learning Online Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Business, Social, and Humanities (ICEBSH 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1197
EP  - 1204
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210805.188
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210805.188
ID  - Kathleen2021
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