PERSONALITY TRAITS AS PREDICTORS OF PROCASTRIONATION IN STUDENTS

Nataša R. Mladenović; Emilija S. Kostić; Olivera M. Dimković; Kristina Ž. Ranđelović

doi:10.7251/NSK1914103M

Authors

Nataša R. Mladenović Универзитет у Приштини – Косовској Митровици, Учитељски факултет у Призрену – Лепосавићу Филозофски факултет
Emilija S. Kostić Универзитет у Приштини – Косовској Митровици, Учитељски факултет у Призрену – Лепосавићу Филозофски факултет
Olivera M. Dimković Универзитет у Приштини – Косовској Митровици, Учитељски факултет у Призрену – Лепосавићу Филозофски факултет
Kristina Ž. Ranđelović Универзитет у Приштини – Косовској Митровици, Учитељски факултет у Призрену – Лепосавићу Филозофски факултет

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/NSK1914103M

Keywords:

personality traits, procrastination, students

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to investigate whether personality traits can serve as predictors of procrastination in students. Personality traits are defined and assessed in accordance to Big Five Plus Two Questionnaire. To asses procrastination the Scale of procrastination in students was employed. The research sample consisted of 328 students of both genders, age ranging from 19 to 31 (AS= 22.05 and SD= 2.04). The examinees differed in the faculty they study in, the years of studying, grade point average during studies and parents’ level of education.

It has been determined that the model of personality traits is of statistically significance when it comes to predicting General procrastination (R2=0,065, p<0,1). The predictor that provides statistically significant contribution in explaining the dependent variable is personality trait Neuroticism (β=0.179, p<0.01).

The results have shown a statistically significant difference between male and female students in the dimensions of Negative valence and Positive valence (sig. = 0.004; sig. = 0.002, p<0.01), where males had higher scores. The results also show that the personality trait Conscientiousness was statistically significantly more prominent in students in their V year of studies (sig. = 0.014, p<0.05), General procrastination was the most prominent in students in the II year of studies (sig. = 0.001, p<0.01), and the least prominent in students in the V year, which is not in accordance with the expectation of the research.

There is a statistically significant difference in the level of prominence of the dimension Positive valence among examinees with different levels of education of the mother (sig. = 0.003, p<0.01).

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