Examining the Mediating Role of Test Anxiety in the Relationship between Procrastination and Self-Handicapping of Students

Background: Procrastination is a common phenomenon affecting many aspects of personal and academic life, especially among students.Objectives: This research aims to examine the mediating role of test anxiety in the relationship between procrastination and self-handicapping of students in a structura...

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Main Authors: Ali Asghar Hayat, Hajar Kiani, Ghobad Ramezani, Mohammad Hassan Keshavarzi
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Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2024-02-01
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Ghobad Ramezani
Mohammad Hassan Keshavarzi
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description Background: Procrastination is a common phenomenon affecting many aspects of personal and academic life, especially among students.Objectives: This research aims to examine the mediating role of test anxiety in the relationship between procrastination and self-handicapping of students in a structural equation modeling approach.Methods: The present research was a cross-sectional study of descriptive-correlational type, performed in 2022 on 200 students. The census method was used for sample selection because of the limited sample size. Three standard questionnaires were used: Solomon and Rothblum Academic Procrastination, Sarason Anxiety Scale, and Johns and Rodwelt Self-Handicapping Scale. Structural equation modeling was used through AMOS 22 with a significance level of 0.05 for data analysis.Results: The findings indicated that procrastination had a positive and significant effect on test anxiety (β = 0.46, p < 0.001) and self-handicapping (β = 0.32, p < 0.001). Also, the impact of text anxiety on self-handicapping (β = 0.49, p < 0.001) was positive and significant. There was also an indirect effect of procrastination on the self-handicapping of students through text anxiety (0.22), which was obtained as positive and significant at 0.01 levels via the Bootstrap method.Conclusion: Procrastination causes increased self-handicapping of students and test anxiety, which promotes further self-handicapping.
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spelling doaj-art-45f35f4c96f146f481e413a09e211ac82025-08-20T03:17:01ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesStrides in Development of Medical Education2645-35252645-34522024-02-0121112913710.22062/sdme.2024.199184.130292564Examining the Mediating Role of Test Anxiety in the Relationship between Procrastination and Self-Handicapping of StudentsAli Asghar Hayat0Hajar Kiani1Ghobad Ramezani2Mohammad Hassan Keshavarzi3Associate Professor, Clinical Education Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranM.Sc. of Medical Education, Clinical Education Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranAssistant Professor, Department Medical Education, Education Development Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranPhD of Medical Education, Assistant Professor, Clinical Education Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: Procrastination is a common phenomenon affecting many aspects of personal and academic life, especially among students.Objectives: This research aims to examine the mediating role of test anxiety in the relationship between procrastination and self-handicapping of students in a structural equation modeling approach.Methods: The present research was a cross-sectional study of descriptive-correlational type, performed in 2022 on 200 students. The census method was used for sample selection because of the limited sample size. Three standard questionnaires were used: Solomon and Rothblum Academic Procrastination, Sarason Anxiety Scale, and Johns and Rodwelt Self-Handicapping Scale. Structural equation modeling was used through AMOS 22 with a significance level of 0.05 for data analysis.Results: The findings indicated that procrastination had a positive and significant effect on test anxiety (β = 0.46, p < 0.001) and self-handicapping (β = 0.32, p < 0.001). Also, the impact of text anxiety on self-handicapping (β = 0.49, p < 0.001) was positive and significant. There was also an indirect effect of procrastination on the self-handicapping of students through text anxiety (0.22), which was obtained as positive and significant at 0.01 levels via the Bootstrap method.Conclusion: Procrastination causes increased self-handicapping of students and test anxiety, which promotes further self-handicapping.https://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_92564_034e1d4b3af8a09fed6f3f0472e33c0d.pdftest anxietyprocrastinationself-handicapping
spellingShingle Ali Asghar Hayat
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test anxiety
procrastination
self-handicapping
title Examining the Mediating Role of Test Anxiety in the Relationship between Procrastination and Self-Handicapping of Students
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title_fullStr Examining the Mediating Role of Test Anxiety in the Relationship between Procrastination and Self-Handicapping of Students
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title_short Examining the Mediating Role of Test Anxiety in the Relationship between Procrastination and Self-Handicapping of Students
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