Title
Procrastination in college students: Preliminary evidence of effect of the frameworking in specific subjects
Other title
Procrastinación en Universitarios: Evidencia Preliminar del Efecto de Contextualización en Asignaturas Específicas
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Brasileiro de Avaliacao Psicologica
Abstract
Contextualization of psychological tests in specific courses is necessary to obtain relevant information to sustain individual or group interventions, unlike general assessment instruments, concentrated in overall academic life. Academic procrastination is relevant, and its evaluation is necessary, due to its short- and medium-term consequences. The objective of the present methodological report was to compare the results of the structural analysis, relationship between dimensions, reliability and incorrect specifications of the Academic Procrastination Scale, evaluated in its general form (sample 1: 717 students, 74.3% women), and demarcated in specific signatures (sample 2: 142 students, 72.5% women). Results indicate that the specific form has greater psychometric backing, both in the overall fit, relationship between factors, and lower frequency of erroneous specifications. However, reliability coefficients do not differ between versions. Implications of the results are discussed.
Start page
12
End page
19
Volume
17
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogía) Psicología (incluye relaciones hombre-máquina)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85057024306
Source
Avaliacao Psicologica
ISSN of the container
16770471
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