Self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination

By E. Seo. 2008

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The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the link between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination by examining the role of self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship. We explored the preliminary model and the competitive model. To examine these two models, we collected the survey results of 692 college students and employed structural equation modeling. The results of this study showed that students with high self-oriented perfectionism procrastinated less than others. It was also found that self-efficacy fully, rather than partially, mediated the relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination. Implications of this study are discussed.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Do adaptive perfectionism and self-determined motivation reduce academic procrastination? (2014, background): “Prior research suggests that individuals displaying attributes of adaptive perfectionism that are similar to the Big Five personality trait of conscientiousness (Hewitt & Flett, 2007), such as higher personal standards, achievement striving, goal pursuit, and pride in accomplishments (Klibert et al.”
Review of the Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Status of Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism (2013, methodology): “Another cognitive construct implicated in the literature as being significant in the study of perfectionism is self-efficacy (i.e., the belief in one’s capabilities to carry out inferred actions that will lead to successful accomplishment of a particular task; Bandura, 1997, as cited in Seo, 2008).”
The development of academic procrastination in first-year secondary education students: The link with metacognitive self-regulation, self-efficacy, and effort regulation (2018, background): “In various studies, procrastination shows a direct, strong inverse relation with selfefficacy (Chow, 2011; Seo, 2008; Steel, 2007).”
Perfectionism and Motivation of Adolescents in Academic Contexts. (2014, background): “Data were collected from 306 seventh graders attending a public middle school in a metropolitan city near Seoul, Korea. This school serves middle-income families and is large in scale with 10 to 12 classes at each grade-level. Ages of the participants ranged from 12 years and 5 months to 13 years an”