Self-Handicapping Among University Students: The Role of Procrastination, Test Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Self-Compassion

Üniversitemiz öğretim üyelerinden Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kadriye Funda Barutçu Yıldırım ve Prof. Dr. Ayhan Demir’in yazarları olduğu “Self-Handicapping Among University Students: The Role of Procrastination, Test Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Self-Compassion” başlıklı makale Psychological Reports’ta yayınlandı.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictor role of procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, and self-compassion for the variation in university students’ self-handicapping. The sample of the study consisted of 801 undergraduate students (404 females and 397 males). In order to collect data, Self-Handicapping Scale, Tuckman Procrastination Scale, Anxiety Subscale of Academic Emotions Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Self-Compassion Scale were used. Stepwise regression analysis was conducted, and results showed that all of the predictor variables significantly contributed in explaining self-handicapping. The model explained the 59% of the variance in self-handicapping, whereas semi-partial variance of procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, and self-compassion were 17%, 4%, 2%, and 2%, respectively.

Barutçu Yıldırım, F., & Demir, A. (2020). Self-handicapping among university students: The role of procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem, and self-compassion. Psychological Reports, 123(3), 825-843. doi:10.1177/0033294118825099

Makaleye erişim için: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0033294118825099

Etiketler/Anahtar sözcükler:

procrastination, self-compassion, self-esteem, Self-handicapping, test anxiety