A comparison of active and passive procrastination in relation to academic motivation
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- active procrastination, passive procrastination, academic motivation, external regulation, identification, intrinsic motivation, self-determination theory
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In this study I examined whether or not the relationship between active procrastination and academic motivation is distinct from the relationship between passive procrastination and academic motivation in order to distinguish between 2 types of procrastination within a self-determination theoretical framework. Data were collected from 278 Korean undergraduates. The findings indicated that high identification and low external regulation increased active procrastination and high external regulation and low intrinsic motivation increased passive procrastination. The findings also showed that active procrastination was inversely proportional to passive procrastination. These findings support the idea that, compared to passive procrastination, active procrastination might be related to relatively autonomous forms of motivation, and might be a form of delay distinct from passive procrastination.
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- 2013-02-22
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- Vol. 41 No. 5 (2013)
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