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  • 标题:Academic procrastination and self-efficacy among a group of dental undergraduate students in Malaysia
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  • 作者:Eswara Uma ; Chia Hua Lee ; Siti Nor Hidayu Binti Mohd Shapiai
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Education and Health Promotion
  • 印刷版ISSN:2277-9531
  • 出版年度:2020
  • 卷号:9
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:326-326
  • DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_195_20
  • 出版社:Medknow Publications
  • 摘要:BACKGROUND: Undergraduate dental students have to do multiple tasks as part of their extensive curriculum in order to achieve the proficiencies expected of them. During the course of their study, a tendency to procrastinate and question their self-efficacy is detrimental for the students. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of procrastination and self-efficacy and its related factors among dental undergraduate students. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among all ( n = 361) consented dental undergraduate students of our dental school. A twenty-item Lay's Procrastination Scale for student population and a ten-item General Self-Efficacy Scale were used for the study after getting institutional ethical approval. The quantitative data were explained using descriptive statistics. Independent sample t -test and ANOVA were used to determine the association between self-efficacy, academic procrastination, and genders and academic years. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine the association between self-efficacy and procrastination. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to determine the related factors to academic procrastination. RESULTS: High procrastination (score ≥62) was seen among 28.5% of students. The mean self-efficacy score was 29.5. There was no significant difference between genders for procrastination scores ( P = 0.835) and between academic years ( P = 0.226). Males showed significantly more self-efficacy ( P < 0.001), and self-efficacy did not show any significant difference ( P = 0.204) between academic years though a tendency for year 5 students to have lower self-efficacy scores was observed. Academic procrastination was negatively correlated with self-efficacy ( r = −0.238 and P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: For dental undergraduates who have cognitive load as well as work associated with patients, procrastination and self-efficacy are negatively correlated.
  • 关键词:Dental students; procrastination; self-efficacy; undergraduates
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