Procrastination, Perfectionism and Test Anxiety: A Perilous Triad
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Student life is dotted with undertaking of several tests at different levels. It is only natural for some students to react to the task of preparing for tests by procrastinating till the very last moment or by spending excessive time on mastering perfection. In fact, sometimes striving for perfection can itself lead to procrastination or we actually procrastinate so that we can be perfect. The strength of each of these responses has a profound influence on our test anxiety levels. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationship between procrastination, perfectionism and test anxiety.Methods: The sample consisted of 89 participants, all between the age group of 17-19. The Procrastination Scale for student population by Lay to measure procrastination levels, Multidimensional Personality Scale by Hewitt and Flett to measure perfectionism levels and Westside Test Anxiety Scale by Richard Driscoll to measure test anxiety levels have been used for this purpose.Results: Results revealed a moderate negative correlation between self-oriented perfectionism and procrastination whereas a moderate positive correlation has been found each in the case of socially prescribed perfectionism and procrastination, socially prescribed perfectionism and test anxiety as well as procrastination and test anxiety. All the correlations are statistically significant.Conclusion:The research has important implications for understanding the necessity of bringing about a change in the current education system and also at institutional and individual levels for tackling the problems of procrastination, perfectionism and test anxiety which are commonly faced by Indian college going adolescents today
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Jade Carvalho, Vrinda Ruparelia, Tasneem Telwala
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.5.1.2018.124-129
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