The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy between Neuroticism and Procrastination among Undergraduates

摘要

Nowadays, procrastination is very prevalent in undergraduate students' daily life and study, and it has been evaluated that nearly half of undergraduates are engaging in procrastination consistently and problematically. The aim of the current study was to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between neuroticism and procrastination by use of a packet questionnaires and mediation analysis. A total of 509 undergraduate students completed neuroticism inventory, general self-efficacy scale, and Lay's general procrastination scale for students. The result revealed that general self-efficacy partially mediated the effect of neuroticism on general procrastination. That is, low level of neuroticism may decrease procrastination because low neuroticism might enhance level of self-efficacy that makes individuals more confident and stronger belief about competence. Maybe, it is necessary for intervention therapy in the context of procrastination to be focused on the enhancement of self-efficacy in order to cultivate a sense of confidence and competence in Chinese undergraduate student procrastinators.