Predictors of Academic Procrastination: Coping with Stress, Internet Addiction and Academic Motivation

The present study aims to examine the extent to which coping with stress,Internet addiction and academic motivation among university students explain their academic procrastination behaviors within a framework of a model. The study used a relational survey model; the sample group consisted of 407 students enrolled in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sciences and Letters at Kirikkale University. Research data were obtained using the “Aitken Academic Procrastination Scale,” “Coping with Stress Scale,” “Internet Addiction Scale,” and “Academic Motivation Scale.”The Path analysis modeling was used to test the hypothesis models. The results of the study indicated that the academic procrastination behaviors of students are significantly predictable through coping with stress, Internet addiction and academic motivation within a framework of a model. “Academic motivation” was found to be the most important predictor of academic procrastination. The research results were compared to and discussed with regard to the literature of academic procrastination and relevant variables.