Studenters prokrastineringsbeteende förklaras mer av deras grad grit än av deras inre motivation
2017 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Students' propensity to procrastinate is explained by their degree grit rather than of thier intrisic motivation (English)
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of grit and intrinsic motivation
regarding students' propensity to procrastinate. Three specific research questions were
constructed: "How much of the variance in participants' procrastination is explained solely
by their degree of grit?" "Does the degree of intrisic motivation contribute with additional
explanatory information for the regression between grit and procrastination?" "Is intrisic
motivation a mediator for the regression between grit and procrastination?"
To test this, a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was constructed. To collect
data an electronic questionnaire was constructed. The sample consisted of 271 students who
all studied at Karlstad University. The data was collected through the learning platform
itslearning. Grit was measured with Swedish-Grit Scale. Intrinsic motivation was measured
with a modified version of Task Evaluation Questionnaire and the students' propensity to
procrastinate was measured with Pure Procrastination Scale.
Grit and intrinsic motivation constituted the independent variables and the students'
propensity to procrastinate was the dependent variable. The results showed that both the grit
and intrinsic motivation significantly contributed with explained variance in the students'
propensity to procrastinate. The strongest predictor variable was grit. The results also
showed that intrinsic motivation was not a mediator for the regression between grit and
procrastination. The conclusion is that grit should play a greater part in the Swedish school
system.
Abstract [sv]
Syftet med studien var att undersöka betydelsen av grit och inre motivation för studenters
benägenhet att prokrastinera. Tre konkreta frågeställningar konstruerades: ”Hur stor del av
variansen inom deltagarnas prokrastinering förklaras ensamt av deras grad grit?”,
”Bidrar inre motivation med ytterligare förklarande information för regressionen mellan grit
och prokrastinering?” och “Är inre motivation en mediator för regressionen mellan grit och
prokrastinering?”
För att testa detta genomfördes en hierarkisk multipel regressionsanalys. För att samla
in data konturerades en elektronisk enkät. Stickprovet bestod av 271 studenter som alla
studerade på Karlstads universitet. Datainsamlingen gjordes via lärplattformen itslearning.
Grit mättes med Swedish-Grit Scale. Inre motivation mättes genom en modifierad version av
Task Evaluation Questionnaire Prokrastinering mättes med hjälp av Pure Procrastination
Scale.
Grit och inre motivation utgjorde oberoende variabler och studenternas
prokrastineringsbeteende utgjorde den beroende variabel. Resultatet visade att både grit och
inre motivation signifikant bidrog med förklarad varians inom studenternas
prokrastineringsbeteenden. Den starkaste prediktorvariablen var grit. Resultatet visade också
att inre motivation inte var en mediator för regressionen mellan grit och prokrastinering.
Slutsatsen av arbetet är att grit borde spela en större del i det svenska skolväsendet.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. , p. 31
Keywords [en]
Students. Procrastination. Grit. Intrinsic motivation. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis
Keywords [sv]
Studenter. Prokrastinering. Grit. Inre motivation. Hierarkisk multipel regressionsanalys
National Category
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-47799OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-47799DiVA, id: diva2:1070247
Subject / course
Psychology
Supervisors
Examiners
2017-02-022017-02-02Bibliographically approved