Yitong Lin
ABSTRACT
Academic procrastination has been a pervasive issue for college students worldwide. Thus, an investigation into factors of it could shed light on future prevention and intervention programs. While studies have explored the predictive role of trait anxiety and Internet addiction, no study ever looked at whether Internet addiction mediated the path between trait anxiety and academic procrastination. This study aims to fill this void. A total of 344 college students from mainland China were recruited and filled out questionnaires tapping these three variables. PROCESS with Bootstrapped mediation analysis showed that Internet addiction was a partial mediator between trait anxiety and academic procrastination. The implication of this study was also discussed.
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