A Study Of The Effect Of Self-efficacy On Situational Procrastination Of College Students

This study investigated procrastination from a perspective of self-efficacy. 108 college students from history institute responded to an experiment and a questionnaire . The results showed besides the effect of personality, self-efficacy had significant influence on procrastination. Students with high self-efficacy will finish assignment soon while students with low self-efficacy prefer procrastinating, especially for state procrastinators. We also find that social persuasion can change self-efficacy.