A study of academic procrastination based on demographic variables and its relationship with achievement motivation and academic performance of high school students

The aim of the present research was to investigate academic procrastination in high school students and its relationship with achievement motivation and academic performance. The research method was correlation. The population of this research was all high school students who were studying during 2012-2013 in Khalkhal high schools. The sample consisted of 303 students (128 boys and 175 girls) who were selected by categorical sampling. Hermans Achievement Motivation Questionnaire and Academic Procrastination Scale were administered among the participants. ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and Multiple Regression were used to analyze the data, using SPSS-16 software. The results showed that there is significant difference between the academic procrastination of students with respect to their gender and educational grades. The results indicated that there is also a significant relationship between students’ academic procrastination and achievement motivation (P<0.01). These results have implications for understanding academic procrastination and the use of academic interventions to address procrastination.