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Ganesan, Rajalakshmi; Mamat, Norul Hidayah Bt; Mellor, David; Rizzuto, Laura; Kolar, Christina – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The present study investigated academic procrastination in the context of the 2 x 2 goal achievement theoretical framework within a population of 450 Malaysian undergraduate students, aged 18 to 25 years. Participants completed the Achievement Goal Questionnaire and the Tuckman Procrastination Test. Approach dimensions of both the mastery and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Time Management, Academic Achievement
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Aloise-Young, Patricia A.; Chavez, Ernest L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Explores the relation between reason for dropping out and substance use in Mexican American and White adolescents. Results revealed that for Mexican American adolescents, substance use was highest among those who left school to be with their friends and lowest among those who left for family-related reasons. Among White adolescents, there were no…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, High School Students