Locus of control, test anxiety, academic procrastination, and achievement among college students.
114 undergraduates completed the Internal-External Locus of Control scale, the Procrastination Scale, and the Achievement Anxiety Test. They also provided a self-report of their cumulative GPA. Students were divided into two groups by a median-split of 10.5, yielding an internally oriented group of 57 and an externally oriented group of 57. The former students showed significantly lower academic procrastination, debilitating test anxiety, and reported higher academic achievement than the latter.
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Randy
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Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN 37210, USA.
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Courtney
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Moss
Rebekah
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D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D013732:Test Anxiety Scale