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Depression and procrastination: Extended model of the theory of planned behavior
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Date Issued
2018
Publisher
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Description
47 pages
Type
Thesis
Programme
Master of Social Sciences in Psychology
Abstract
Objective
This study attempts to explore the mediation between perceived behaviour control (PBC) and procrastination and to develop the theoretical model of procrastination based on the extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991) with depressive symptom.
Method
Participants were 383 college students and university students who were assessed individually through online perform (surf). This study used correlation study. To explore the casual relationship between the components of TPB, depressive symptoms and academic procrastination.
Results
Independent-sample t-test indicated that there was no significant gender difference in procrastination and depressive symptoms. The gender difference in depressive symptoms also not significant but the education level difference in depressive symptoms was found.
By the Pearson’s correlation test, there were different correlated between attitude and intention among college students and university students. PBC and SN were also related to intention in the model; however, attitude was not a significant predictor of intention.
By path analyst, the results supported the appropriateness of the proposed theoretical model of procrastination (RMSEA = .092, GFI = .982, CFI = .975). The mediation analyst showed that that the relationship between PBC and procrastination was mediated by depressive symptoms.
By multiple linear regression, the result pointed out that the most important factor of depressive symptom for predict procrastination was somatic symptoms in depression.
Conclusion
This study successfully developed a procrastination model to explore the nature of procrastination for future study. Also, this study provides new insights into the relationship between depression and procrastination.
Method
Participants were 383 college students and university students who were assessed individually through online perform (surf). This study used correlation study. To explore the casual relationship between the components of TPB, depressive symptoms and academic procrastination.
Results
Independent-sample t-test indicated that there was no significant gender difference in procrastination and depressive symptoms. The gender difference in depressive symptoms also not significant but the education level difference in depressive symptoms was found.
By the Pearson’s correlation test, there were different correlated between attitude and intention among college students and university students. PBC and SN were also related to intention in the model; however, attitude was not a significant predictor of intention.
By path analyst, the results supported the appropriateness of the proposed theoretical model of procrastination (RMSEA = .092, GFI = .982, CFI = .975). The mediation analyst showed that that the relationship between PBC and procrastination was mediated by depressive symptoms.
By multiple linear regression, the result pointed out that the most important factor of depressive symptom for predict procrastination was somatic symptoms in depression.
Conclusion
This study successfully developed a procrastination model to explore the nature of procrastination for future study. Also, this study provides new insights into the relationship between depression and procrastination.
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