The Relationship among Academic Self-Regulation, Academic Self-Efficacy and Anxiety regarding Academic Procrastination

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between academic self-regulation, academic self- efficacy and anxiety with academic procrastination among students of Payam Nour Universities in Arak and Qom in the 2013-2014 academic year. Through descriptive and correlational data analysis, the researcher sought to examine the question whether the main variables can predict academic procrastination perfectly or not? According to Morgans’ samples table, 385 subjects were invited to this study in order to investigate the hypotheses. The results showed that there is a negative relationship between academic self-regulation and academic self- efficacy and also there is a positive relationship between anxiety and academic procrastination. Also the linear regression analysis showed that academic self-regulation, academic self- Efficacy and anxiety are able to predict academic procrastination significantly.