PERFECTIONISM, ANXIETY, AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION: THE ROLE OF INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

<p>The adaptive-maladaptive debate in perfectionism research often centers on the issue of whether perfectionism affords the individual an advantage in academic performance. This study is an extension of a previous study by the authors that found maladaptive forms of perfectionism were positively associated with academic procrastination. Conversely, adaptive forms of perfectionism were negatively associated with academic procrastination. Additionally, although trait anxiety was positively associated with academic procrastination in general, this relationship was reversed for those scoring high in adaptive perfectionism but not maladaptive perfectionism. The purpose of the current study is to examine whether the relationships between perfectionism and procrastination is indirect with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation (respective to adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism) serving as mediators of this relationship. Additionally we will examine whether the relationship between anxiety and procrastination is moderated by intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Chang, Henry K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Michael R. Lewin

• Perfectionism
• Trait Anxiety
• Academic Procrastination
• Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/28

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-1023