Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university students
Academic procrastination and test anxiety are common phenomena in university life, capable of affecting students' perceptions of their own academic performance. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 Peruvian university students from various majors, selected by convenience sampling. Validate...
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| author | Tania Fernández Oblitas Denis Frank Cunza-Aranzábal Carlos D. Abanto-Ramírez |
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| description | Academic procrastination and test anxiety are common phenomena in university life, capable of affecting students' perceptions of their own academic performance. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 Peruvian university students from various majors, selected by convenience sampling. Validated questionnaires were used to measure academic procrastination, test anxiety, and perceived academic performance. The results indicate that higher levels of test anxiety (β = −0.262) and academic procrastination (β = −0.600) reduce students' self-perception of their academic performance, together explaining 47.9% of the variance (adjusted R 2 = 0.479). Gender differences were also identified: women reported significantly higher levels of test anxiety, while men showed higher levels of academic procrastination. These findings reveal gender-based patterns and confirm that both anxiety and procrastination have a negative impact on self-perception of academic performance, highlighting the need for intervention strategies focused on emotional management and the strengthening of study habits. |
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| spelling | openalex:W7214716413Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university studentsTania Fernández OblitasDenis Frank Cunza-AranzábalCarlos D. Abanto-Ramírezacademic procrastinationtest anxietyperceived academic performanceuniversity studentsgender differencesself-perceptionemotional managementstudy habitsPeruvian university studentsPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety StudiesStudent Stress and CopingEducational Outcomes and InfluencesAcademic procrastination and test anxiety are common phenomena in university life, capable of affecting students' perceptions of their own academic performance. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 Peruvian university students from various majors, selected by convenience sampling. Validated questionnaires were used to measure academic procrastination, test anxiety, and perceived academic performance. The results indicate that higher levels of test anxiety (β = −0.262) and academic procrastination (β = −0.600) reduce students' self-perception of their academic performance, together explaining 47.9% of the variance (adjusted R 2 = 0.479). Gender differences were also identified: women reported significantly higher levels of test anxiety, while men showed higher levels of academic procrastination. These findings reveal gender-based patterns and confirm that both anxiety and procrastination have a negative impact on self-perception of academic performance, highlighting the need for intervention strategies focused on emotional management and the strengthening of study habits.Articlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107912https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691826017130/pdfW7214716413enActa Psychologica0001-69181873-62972026-09-29 |
| spellingShingle | academic procrastination test anxiety perceived academic performance university students gender differences self-perception emotional management study habits Peruvian university students Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Student Stress and Coping Educational Outcomes and Influences Tania Fernández Oblitas Denis Frank Cunza-Aranzábal Carlos D. Abanto-Ramírez Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university students |
| title | Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university students |
| title_full | Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university students |
| title_fullStr | Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university students |
| title_short | Academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in Peruvian university students |
| title_sort | academic procrastination and test anxiety as predictors of perceived academic performance in peruvian university students |
| topic | academic procrastination test anxiety perceived academic performance university students gender differences self-perception emotional management study habits Peruvian university students Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Student Stress and Coping Educational Outcomes and Influences |
| topic_facet | academic procrastination test anxiety perceived academic performance university students gender differences self-perception emotional management study habits Peruvian university students Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Student Stress and Coping Educational Outcomes and Influences |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107912 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691826017130/pdf |
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