In this study, it was aimed to analyze the relationship between university students' academic achievement, test anxiety, academic procrastination behaviors and self-handicapping tendencies. The sample of the study consisted of 502 university students studying in different faculties of Erciyes University. ''Academic Procrastination Scale'', ''Self-Handicapping Scale'', ''Westside Test Anxiety Scale'' and ''Personal Information Form'' were used in the study. Descriptive statistics, t test, ANOVA, Tukey test, correlation and regression analysis methods were used to analyze the data obtained. According to the analyses, students' academic procrastination behavior, test anxiety, self-handicapping and academic achievement levels are at modarete level. It was seen that male students resorted to academic procrastination more than female students, experienced more test anxiety and sabotaged themselves more, and it was concluded that academic achievement did not vary according to gender. It is seen that academic achievement, test anxiety, academic procrastination behavior and self-handicapping level of students do not differ according to age. It was concluded that academic achievement and academic procrastination differed according to grade level, while test anxiety and self-handicapping did not differ according to grade level. Apart from this, it is seen that academic achievement, test anxiety, academic procrastination behavior and self-handicapping variables differ significantly according to the faculties of study. According to the results of the correlation analysis, there was a negative relationship between academic achievement and test anxiety, academic procrastination behavior and self-handicapping. It was also observed that there was a positive correlation between self-handicapping, test anxiety and academic procrastination behavior and that these variables predicted academic achievement. These results were discussed by considering other studies in the literature and some suggestions were given.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | In-Service Training, Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators, Teacher and Student Wellbeing |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Early Pub Date | July 1, 2025 |
Publication Date | June 30, 2025 |
Submission Date | February 24, 2025 |
Acceptance Date | June 19, 2025 |
Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 |
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