Assessing the role of academic procrastination and subjective well-being in predicting satisfaction with the postgraduate program
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life satisfaction, procrastination, well-being, postgraduate studentsAbstract
The present study aimed to know the extent to which academic procrastination and subjective well-being are related to satisfaction with post-graduation. Participants were 263 postgraduate students, with a mean age of 29 years (SD = 6.48), with the majority of males (67.3%), single (60.1%) and the master (58%), who responded to the Academic Procrastination Scale, Scale of Satisfaction with the Postgraduate Program, Life Satisfaction Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule and demographic questions. The results indicated that academic procrastination (-) and subjective well-being (+) predicted satisfaction with post-graduation. This tested model showed adequate fit indicators (χ²/g. l = 3.18, GFI = 0.98, CFI = 0.97, RMSEA = 0.048 and Pclose = 0.09). It may be concluded that academic procrastination and subjective well-being are important variables to understand the satisfaction with the postgraduate, favoring interventions that provide better adaptation to the postgraduate context.show the validity of the MBPQS to assess the sensitivity of caregivers of children with ASD
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Balkis, M., & Duru, E. (2016). Procrastination, self-regulation failure, academic life satisfaction, and affective well-being: underregulation or misregulation form. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 31, 439-459.
Balkis, M., & Duru, E. (2017). Gender differences in the relationship between academic procrastination, satifaction with academic life and academic performance. Electronic Journal of Research in Education Psychology, 15, 105-125. doi: 10.14204/ejrep.41.16042
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Celik, P., & Storme, M. (2017). Trait Emotional Intelligence Predicts Academic Satisfaction Through Career Adaptability. Journal of Career Assessment, 8, 1-12. doi:10.1177/1069072717723290
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Diener, E. D., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75. doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa4901_13
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Diener, E., Heintzelman, S. J., Kushlev, K., Tay, L., Wirtz, D., Lutes, L. D., & Oishi, S. (2017). Findings all psychologists should know from the new science on subjective well-being. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 58(2), 87-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cap0000063
Diener, E., Oishi, S., & Lucas, R. E. (2015). National accounts of subjective well-being. American Psychologist, 70, 234-242. doi:10.1037/a0038899
Diener, E., Seligman, M. E. P., Choi, H., & Oishi, S. (2018). Happiest People Revisited. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 176-184. doi: 10.1177/1745691617697077
Doyle J. A. & Paludi M. A. (1998). Sex and gender: The human experience (4th ed.). San Francisco: McGraw- Hill.
Faro, A. (2013). Estresse e estressores na pós-graduação: Estudo com mestrandos e doutorandos no Brasil. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 29, 51-60. https://revistaptp.unb.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/717/60
Ferrari, J. R. (2001). Procrastination as self-regulation failure of performance: Effects of cognitive load, self-awareness, and time limits on “working best under pressure”. European Journal of Personality, 15, 391–406. doi:10.1002/per.413.abs
Glick, D. M., Millstein, D. J., & Orsillo, S. M. (2014). A preliminary investigation of the role of psychological inflexibility in academic procrastination. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3, 81-88. doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2014.04.002
Gouveia, V. V., Milfont, T. L., Fonseca, P. N., & Coelho, J. A. P. M. (2009). Life satisfaction in Brazil: Testing the psychometric properties of the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) in five Brazilian samples. Social Indicators Research, 90, 267-277. doi:10.1007/s11205-008-9257-0
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Grunschel, C., Schwinger, M., Steinmayr, R., & Fries, S. (2016). Effects of using motivational regulation strategies on students' academic procrastination, academic performance, and well-being. Learning and Individual Differences, 49, 162-170. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2016.06.008
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Häfner, A., Oberst, V., & Stock, A. (2014). Avoiding procrastination through time management: An experimental intervention study. Educational Studies, 40, 352–360. doi:10.1080/03055698.2014.899487
Hair, J. F. J., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2015). Multivariate data analysis (7th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Kim, S., Fernandez, S., & Terrier, L. (2017). Procrastination, personality traits, and academic performance: When active and passive procrastination tell a different story. Personality and Individual Differences, 108, 154-157. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.12.021
Kutlesa, N. (1998). Effect of group counseling with university students who complain of procrastination. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Lizote, S. A., Verdinelli, M. A., & Lana, J. (2011). Satisfação dos alunos dos cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu: um estudo através da modelagem em equações estruturais. XI Colóquio Internacional sobre Gestão na América do Sul. II Congresso Internacional IGLU. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/25968
Macher, D., Paechter, M., Papousek, I., & Ruggeri, K. (2012). Statistics anxiety, trait anxiety, learning behavior, and academic performance. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 27, 483-498.
Maddux, J. (2018). Subjective well-being and life satisfaction: an introducion to conceptions, theories, and measures. In: J. Maddux (Ed.). Subjective well-being and life satisfaction. (pp.3-32). New York: Routledge.
Marôco, J. (2014). Análise de Equações Estruturais: Fundamentos teóricos, software & aplicações (2ª ed.). Pero Pinheiro: ReportNumber, Lda.
McCloskey, J. D. (2011). Finally, my thesis on academic procrastination (Master’s thesis). Retrieved from ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing.
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Nauta, M. M. (2007). Assessing college students’ satisfaction with their academic majors. Journal of Career Assessment, 15, 446–462. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072707305762
Özer, B. U., Demir, A., & Ferrari, J. R. (2009). Exploring academic procrastination among Turkish students: Possible gender differences in prevalence and reasons. The Journal of Social Psychology, 149, 241-257. doi:10.3200/SOCP.149.2.241-257
Paswan, A. K., & Young, J. A. (2002). Student evaluation of instructor: A nomological investigation using structural equation modeling. Journal of Marketing Education, 24, 193-202. doi:10.1177/0273475302238042
Pereira, C. R., Sindic, D., & Camino, L. (2013). Metodologia da pesquisa em psicologia social. In L. Camino, A. R. Torres, M. E. Lima, & M. E. Pereira (Eds.), Psicologia social: temas e teorias (pp. 109-186). Brasília: Technopolitik.
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Schraw, G., Wadkins, T., & Olafson, L. (2007). Doing the things we do: A grounded theory of academic procrastination. Journal of Educational psychology, 99(1), 12 -25. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.99.1.12.
Scorsolini-Comin, F., Fontaine, A. M. G. V., Barroso, S. M., & Santos, M. A. (2016). Fatores associados ao bem-estar subjetivo em pessoas casadas e solteiras. Estudos de Psicologia, 33, 313-324. doi:10.1590/1982-02752016000200013
Steel, P., & Klingsieck, K. B. (2016). Academic procrastination: Psychological antecedents revisited. Australian Psychologist, 51, 36-46. doi:10.1111/ap.12173
Tomomitsu, M. R. S. V., Perracini, M. R., & Neri, A. L. (2014). Fatores associados à satisfação com a vida em idosos cuidadores e não cuidadores. Ciencia & Saúde coletiva, 19, 3429-3440. doi:10.1590/1413-81232014198.13952013
Watson, D. C. (2001). Procrastination and the five-factor model: A facet level analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 149–158. doi:10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00019-2
Wilkins-Yel, K. G., Roach, C. M., Tracey, T. J., & Yel, N. (2018). The effects of career adaptability on intended academic persistence: The mediating role of academic satisfaction. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 108, 67-77. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2018.06.006
Wiswall, M., & Zafar, B. (2014). Determinants of college major choice: Identification using an information experiment. The Review of Economic Studies, 82, 791-824. doi:10.1093/restud/rdu044
Yang, Z., Asbury, K., & Griffiths, M. D. (2018). An Exploration of Problematic Smartphone Use among Chinese University Students: Associations with Academic Anxiety, Academic Procrastination, Self-Regulation and Subjective Wellbeing. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-19. doi:10.1007/s11469-018-9961-1
Yockey, R. D. (2016). Validation of the short form of the Academic Procrastination Scale. Psychological reports, 118, 171-179. doi:10.1177/0033294115626825
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Ana Karla Silva Soares, Lechuga de Andrade Filho, J. A., Costa Ribeiro, M. G. ., & Teixeira Rezende, A. . (2020). Assessing the role of academic procrastination and subjective well-being in predicting satisfaction with the postgraduate program. Ciencias Psicológicas, 14(1), e-2078. https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v14i1.2078
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