The Antecedents and Consequences of Academic Excuse-Making: Examining Individual Differences in Procrastination.

Ferrari, Joseph R.; Keane, Sabrina M.; Wolfe, Raymond N.; Beck, Brett L.

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Antecedents and Consequences of Academic Excuse-Making: Examining Individual Differences in Procrastination.

Ferrari, Joseph R.; Keane, Sabrina M.; Wolfe, Raymond N.; Beck, Brett L.

Research in Higher Education, v39 n2 p199-215 Apr 1998

Study of students (n=546) from two colleges found selective college students procrastinated more. Academic procrastination was motivated by task aversion at selective college, by fear of task failure at nonselective college. Nonselective college procrastinators more often used both legitimate and nonlegitimate excuses. Excuses were self-generated to gain more assignment time; most instructors did not require proof. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Behavior Patterns, College Admission, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Lying, Organizational Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Selective Colleges, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship

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