Academic Procrastination Among International Graduate Students: The Role of Personality Traits, the Big-Five Personality Trait Taxonomy

This study was conducted to determine academic procrastination and its affecting factors in students in Ph.D. in nursing programs. Students experience difficulties and stress in the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in nursing programs. The study has a descriptive and cross-sectional design. Data collection was performed between April 2018 and January 2020 at Ph.D. in nursing programs (n= 91). The data collection tools utilized were general descriptive characteristics form and the Scale of Academic Procrastination (SAP). Data were collected online. The students had a low median score for academic procrastination (Xmedian=2.18; Range=2.74). It was determined that there was a significant difference between marital status and APBS score (p= 0.028). There was a significant difference on the SAP in terms of selecting a supervisor (p= 0.049), relationship with the supervisor (p= 0.003), time management (p= 0.009), feeling anxious (p= 0.000) and perfectionism (p= 0.034). As a result of the analysis, it was found that the Ph.D. in nursing students were married, did not choose their supervisors, had a weak relationship with their supervisors, had difficulty in time management, always felt anxious, and did not consider themselves academic self-efficacy and; were perfectionists.

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Academic Procrastination Among International Graduate Students: The Role of Personality Traits, the Big-Five Personality Trait Taxonomy

Abstract: Academic procrastination is a common behavioral problem among university students.

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