The Effect of the Supervisor–Student Relationship on Academic Procrastination: The Chain-Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning Adaptation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Common Method Bias Test
3.2. Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis
3.3. Chain-Mediated Effect Test
4. Discussion
4.1. The Influence of the Supervisor–Student Relationship on Academic Procrastination
4.2. Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning Adaptation in the Relationship between the Supervisor–Student Relationship and Academic Procrastination
4.3. Limitations and Future Research Directions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Supervisor–student relationship | 32.194 | 6.788 | 1 | |||
2. Academic self-efficacy | 13.335 | 3.140 | 0.627 ** | 1 | ||
3. Learning adaptation | 90.698 | 15.149 | 0.648 ** | 0.598 ** | 1 | |
4. Academic procrastination | 9.460 | 3.410 | −0.399 ** | −0.424 ** | −0.491 ** | 1 |
Variables | M1 Academic Procrastination | M2 Academic Procrastination | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
β | t | β | t | |
Supervisor–student relationship | −0.438 | −12.464 *** | −0.026 | −0.464 |
Academic self-efficacy | −0.125 | −2.315 * | ||
Learning adaptation | −0.449 | −7.176 *** |
Effect | Boot SE | Boot LLCI | Boot ULCI | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indirect effect 1 | −0.112 | 0.020 | −0.157 | −0.078 | 25.57% |
Indirect effect 2 | −0.082 | 0.036 | −0.155 | −0.011 | 18.72% |
Indirect effect 3 | −0.219 | 0.036 | −0.300 | −0.160 | 50.00% |
Total indirect effect | −0.413 | 0.044 | −0.203 | −0.140 | 94.29% |
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Wang, Q.; Xin, Z.; Zhang, H.; Du, J.; Wang, M. The Effect of the Supervisor–Student Relationship on Academic Procrastination: The Chain-Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning Adaptation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2621. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052621
Wang Q, Xin Z, Zhang H, Du J, Wang M. The Effect of the Supervisor–Student Relationship on Academic Procrastination: The Chain-Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning Adaptation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(5):2621. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052621
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Qinglin, Zhaoyang Xin, Hang Zhang, Jing Du, and Minghui Wang. 2022. "The Effect of the Supervisor–Student Relationship on Academic Procrastination: The Chain-Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy and Learning Adaptation" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5: 2621. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052621