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General self-efficacy and academic procrastination of college students: mediating effect of proactive personality |
WANG Weijing1,GONG Liming2,LI Dan1,GE Haoyu2 |
1.Department of Psychology,College of Education,Shanghai Normal University,Shanghai 200234,China;2.College of Humanities and International Education,Anhui University of Chinese Medicine,Hefei 230038,Anhui Province,China |
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Abstract Objective To explore the role of general self-efficacy of college students in academic procrastination and its mechanism. Methods A total of 278 college students were tested by the simple procrastination assessment scale-students (PASS),general self-efficacy scale (GSES),and proactive personality questionnaire. Results ① In college students,male students got higher scores in general self-efficacy and proactive personality than female students. ② Academic procrastination had a significantly negative correlation with general self-efficacy and proactive personality. Proactive personality played a completely mediating effect role in the relationship between general self-efficacy and academic procrastination. Conclusion General self-efficacy affects academic procrastination through the mediating variable of proactive personality.
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