Motivational Profiles and Academic Procrastination in Male Students: A Person-Centered Analysis

This study aims at determining the students' motivational profiles and comparing the three components of academic procrastination through person-centered analysis. This descriptive study is of causal-comparative kind. According to Morgan Table, 199 students in eighth and ninth grades of 2nd Qom Educational Administration District were selected through multistage cluster sampling. The samples were asked to complete Elliot and Mc. Gregor Achievement Goal Questionnaire (2001) and Savari's Academic Procrastination Questionnaire (2012). Cluster analysis and multivariate analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. Cluster analysis revealed four motivational profiles for the students: 14/1% were placed in performance-avoidance goal cluster; 22/6 % were placed in the mastery goals-oriented and performance-oriented cluster; 25/1 % were placed in the non-motivational cluster; and finally, 38/2 % were placed in multiple motivation cluster. The academic procrastination of non-motivational cluster and performance-avoidance goal cluster were higher than the other clusters (p<0.001). The findings will help those involved in the field of education to improve students' motivations by planning appropriate educational program.