An examination of procrastination in a multi-ethnic population of adolescents from New Caledonia

BMC Psychology

Research

Stéphane Frayon¹  Guillaume Wattelez¹  Olivier Galy¹  Akila Nedjar-Guerre¹  Viren Swami² 

[1] Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research in Education, EA 7483, School of Education, University of New Caledonia, BP R4, Avenue James Cook, 98851, Nouméa Cedex, New Caledonia;School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK;Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Serdang, Malaysia;

关键词: Procrastination;    Pacific;    Oceania;    Ethnicity;    Sex differences;    Adolescence;    Ethnic identity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40359-022-01032-y

 received in 2022-09-28, accepted in 2022-12-26,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAlthough procrastination has been widely studied in adults, comparatively little work has focused on adolescent procrastination, especially in the Pacific region. As a contribution to knowledge and diversification of population sampling, therefore, we examined procrastination in a multi-ethnic sample of adolescents from New Caledonia. Specifically, we examined gender and ethnic differences in procrastination, as well as sociodemographic and ethnic identity predictors of procrastination.Methods927 adolescents (474 boys, 453 girls; age M = 13.2 years) completed measures of procrastination and ethnic identity, and reported their ethnicity (Kanak vs. Polynesian vs. European). Sociodemographic data (sex, age, area of residence and socioeconomic status) were also collected.ResultsAn analysis of variance indicated significant ethnic (Kanak and Polynesian adolescents had higher procrastination than European adolescents) and sex differences (girls had higher procrastination than boys), but no significant interaction. Regression analysis showed that higher procrastination was significantly associated with sex, ethnicity, age, and the interaction between ethnicity and ethnic identity. Moderation analysis showed that ethnic identity moderated the relationship between ethnicity and procrastination, but only in Kanak adolescents.ConclusionRelatively high levels of procrastination were observed in Kanak and Polynesian adolescents, and in girls. These findings, while preliminary, may have important implications for academic attainment in the New Caledonian context.

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