Perceived parenting styles, procrastination and self-esteem in university students
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2015
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UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
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University life is full of major challenges, one of the observed problem is Procrastination (Tice &Baumeister, 1997). In this study, the Perceived Parenting Style is the determinant of Procrastination,and it's consequence of low Self-Esteem are studied. The study was done with three scale, especially indigenous scale; namely Student's Procrastination Scale. The main study sample was 300 university students of BS years males and females (42% males, 58% females) between age groups of 18-26 year were administered EMBU-A, SPS and SESE along with a demographic questionnaire. Factor analysis of SPS revealed one factor. Results also showed that years of BS, father's support and rejection, the low self-esteem are the strongest predictors of Procrastination in university students. Results also showed that there is high significant relationship between father's rejection, Procrastination and low self-esteem in university students. At the end, results are discussed in term of cultural and clinical implication of Procrastination in University Students.
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Supervisor: Ms. Sara Subhan
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MS Thesis, Procrastination, Low self-esteem, Parenting style