PROKRASTINERING - gapet mellan avsikt och handling Studenter på högre utbildningar
HumanioraThe humanities - psychologySamhällsvetenskapSocial sciences - psychologySocial sciences - sociologyProkrastineringSelf-efficacyMotivationSdt-teoriBehovDistansutbildningProkrastinationSjälvkänslaBeslutsfattandeStress.
The definition of procrastination can be described as a behavior with
deliberate postponement of tasks or commitments despite expected negative
consequences for the individual and his or her environment.
This study examined how widespread this behavior is among students in higher
education in Sweden. Using a web-based survey, data was collected for analysis.
A statistical program, SPSS, was used for evaluation of the collected data. The
purpose of this study was to examine whether there are differences in the
degree of procrastination between students located on campus versus students
who do their education at distance. The purpose was also to find out what
factors influence the degree of procrastination. The results of this study show
that there are differences in the degree of procrastination between distance
students and campus students. Students on campus tend to procrastinate more
than distance students and one explanation is the
students' perceived degree of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is a proven link
with the procrastination phenomenon and this study reveals a number of factors
that influence self-efficacy and thus the behavior of procrastination.