The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation

Academic procrastination is a widespread phenomenon among college students, significantly affecting their academic performance and mental health. Although previous studies have suggested a relationship between negative academic emotions and academic procrastination, the underlying mechanisms of this...

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Main Authors: Bowen Chen, Hongfeng Zhang, Sigan Li
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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description Academic procrastination is a widespread phenomenon among college students, significantly affecting their academic performance and mental health. Although previous studies have suggested a relationship between negative academic emotions and academic procrastination, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship remain insufficiently explored. Based on theoretical analysis and a review of the literature, this study utilizes structural equation modeling to examine the effects of negative academic emotions, self-efficacy, and goal orientation on academic procrastination. The results indicate a significant positive correlation between negative emotions and academic procrastination. Furthermore, self-efficacy fully mediates the relationship between negative academic emotions and academic procrastination, while goal orientation plays a moderating role in this relationship. This study reveals the intricate relationships between negative academic emotions and academic procrastination among Chinese college students, emphasizing the importance of enhancing self-efficacy and goal orientation to prevent procrastination. It provides theoretical and empirical support for improving learning efficiency and academic achievement, as well as for designing interventions to address academic procrastination.
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spelling doaj-art-01c4b3dcf9dc4af49fc5f8246927f5b32025-08-20T02:08:09ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022024-11-011411123210.3390/educsci14111232The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal OrientationBowen Chen0Hongfeng Zhang1Sigan Li2Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, ChinaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, ChinaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao 999078, ChinaAcademic procrastination is a widespread phenomenon among college students, significantly affecting their academic performance and mental health. Although previous studies have suggested a relationship between negative academic emotions and academic procrastination, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship remain insufficiently explored. Based on theoretical analysis and a review of the literature, this study utilizes structural equation modeling to examine the effects of negative academic emotions, self-efficacy, and goal orientation on academic procrastination. The results indicate a significant positive correlation between negative emotions and academic procrastination. Furthermore, self-efficacy fully mediates the relationship between negative academic emotions and academic procrastination, while goal orientation plays a moderating role in this relationship. This study reveals the intricate relationships between negative academic emotions and academic procrastination among Chinese college students, emphasizing the importance of enhancing self-efficacy and goal orientation to prevent procrastination. It provides theoretical and empirical support for improving learning efficiency and academic achievement, as well as for designing interventions to address academic procrastination.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/11/1232learning behaviorprocrastinationlearning motivationnegative academic emotionsself-efficacymediating effect
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The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation
Education Sciences
learning behavior
procrastination
learning motivation
negative academic emotions
self-efficacy
mediating effect
title The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation
title_full The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation
title_fullStr The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation
title_full_unstemmed The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation
title_short The Impact Mechanism of Negative Academic Emotions on Academic Procrastination: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Goal Orientation
title_sort impact mechanism of negative academic emotions on academic procrastination the mediating and moderating roles of self efficacy and goal orientation
topic learning behavior
procrastination
learning motivation
negative academic emotions
self-efficacy
mediating effect
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/11/1232
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