The relationship between self-control and tax aversiveness and students' academic procrastination

Indra Saputra; Firman Firman; Dea Aulia

doi:10.32698/02302

The relationship between self-control and tax aversiveness and students' academic procrastination

Indra Saputra⁽¹⁾, Firman Firman⁽²⁾, Dea Aulia⁽³⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia

Indonesia
(3) SMA Negeri Bernas Binsus

Indonesia

Corresponding Author

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32698/02302

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Language : en

Abstract

Academic procrastination is a common phenomenon that negatively impacts student achievement. This study aims to examine the relationship between self-control and task aversiveness on students' academic procrastination. The study was conducted using a quantitative correlational approach on 285 students of SMA Negeri 8 Padang City who were selected using proportional stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed through simple linear regression. The results showed that self-control had a significant negative relationship with academic procrastination, while task aversiveness had a significant positive relationship with academic procrastination. These findings confirm that low self-control and high perceptions of task uninterestingness contribute to increased procrastination. The practical implications of these results can be the basis for developing guidance and counseling services to improve self-control and reduce task aversiveness.

Keywords

Academic procrastination, Self-control, Tax aversiveness

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