The procrastination influence on academic performance and the moderating role of personal sense of power

Authors

  • Elder Semprebon Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Hugo Dias Amaro Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)
  • Ilse Maria Beuren Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2545

Keywords:

procrastination, academic performance, personal sense of power

Abstract

This study aims to verify the procrastination influence on undergraduate students’ academic performance, regarding the sense of power as a moderator variable. A descriptive research was carried out from a survey sample of 469 students registered in Accounting Sciences, Economic Sciences, Administration, Marketing and Tourism courses, enrolled in a private undergraduate institution. The data collected was analyzed through descriptive statistics, multivariate tests and structural equations modeling. Results indicated that procrastination exerts a negative and significant influence on students’ academic performance (H1). In order to broaden understanding, a moderation analysis of the model was conducted and it was found that the direct negative effect occurs under limited conditions, since the procrastination influence happens only among subjects with a low sense of power (H2). Therefore, the present results enhance the study of procrastination influence on academic performance by highlighting its relation with the moderating role of the sense of power.

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Author Biographies

Elder Semprebon, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutor em Administração pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da UFPR (PPGADM/UFPR). Atualmente é professor da Escola de Administração da UFPR.

Hugo Dias Amaro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)

Doutorando em Administração pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PPAD/PUCPR). Atualmente é professor da Escola de Negócios da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR).

Ilse Maria Beuren, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Doutora em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela FEA/USP. Atualmente é professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Published

2017-03-06

How to Cite

Semprebon, E., Amaro, H. D., & Beuren, I. M. (2017). The procrastination influence on academic performance and the moderating role of personal sense of power. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 25, 20. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2545

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