ERIC Number: EJ1099974
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Apr-10
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Predictors of Academic Procrastination and University Life Satisfaction among Turkish Sport Schools Students
Ocal, Kubilay
Educational Research and Reviews, v11 n7 p482-490 Apr 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of burnout, academic self-efficacy and academic success in predicting procrastination and university life satisfaction among sports schools students. The study sample comprised of 224 participants aged from 18 to 30 years with a mean age of 21.71 (SD = 1.94) who were attending various departments of sport school in a public university. A quantitative research survey method was used in the study. Clustered sampling procedure was utilized in order to get a more representative sample. Pearson's product moment's correlation coefficient, hierarchical regression analysis, the independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were used for data analysis. Significance was set at a minimum of 0.05. Results indicate that academic burnout, academic self-efficacy and academic success are significant predictors of procrastination. According to these results, burnout seems to be the strongest predictor which explains 32.3% of the variance in procrastination. On the other hand, efficacy dimension of burnout was the only significant predictor of university life satisfaction among Turkish sports schools students.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Life Satisfaction, Statistical Analysis, Student Surveys, Burnout, Self Efficacy, Success, Athletics, Physical Education Teachers, Athletic Coaches, Measures (Individuals), Time Management, Likert Scales, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Maslach Burnout Inventory
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