Academic procrastination and test anxiety: A cross-lagged panel analysis

IF 1.4 4区心理学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools Pub Date : 2020-11-17 DOI:10.1017/jgc.2020.29

Yefei Wang

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Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-lagged relationships between academic procrastination and test anxiety. A sample of Chinese adolescents from a high school in Changsha City, HuNan Province, China participated in this study. The participants completed the Aitken Procrastination Inventory and the Test Anxiety Scale at two times during a semester. Pearson correlation analysis showed academic procrastination and test anxiety to be positively correlated. Cross-lagged panel analyses demonstrated that academic procrastination at Time 1 predicted test anxiety at Time 2, while test anxiety at Time 1 did not predict academic procrastination at Time 2. Within the limits of the design, we found that academic procrastination may lead to an increase in test anxiety, but test anxiety did not predict the future level of academic procrastination. It is recognised that the relationship between anxiety and procrastination is complicated. It is suggested that a focus on interventions for academic procrastination may help to reduce students’ test anxiety, but not necessarily vice versa.

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学业拖延与考试焦虑：交叉滞后面板分析

摘要本研究旨在探讨学业拖延与考试焦虑之间的交叉滞后关系。本研究以湖南省长沙市一所高中的青少年为研究对象。参与者在一个学期内两次完成艾特肯拖延量表和考试焦虑量表。Pearson相关分析显示，学业拖延与考试焦虑呈正相关。交叉滞后面板分析表明，时间1的学业拖延可以预测时间2的考试焦虑，而时间1的考试焦虑不能预测时间2的学业拖延。在设计范围内，我们发现学业拖延可能会导致考试焦虑的增加，但考试焦虑并不能预测未来学业拖延的水平。众所周知，焦虑和拖延症之间的关系是复杂的。研究表明，关注对学业拖延症的干预可能有助于减少学生的考试焦虑，但不一定相反。

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期刊介绍： Contributors to the Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools are from diverse backgrounds and focus on both educational and psychological topics. Articles address theoretical, practical and training issues that impact upon guidance and counselling professionals today.