Psychological Reports · 2004 · 119 citations · 7 references
EducationEducational PsychologyPsychologyIndividual DifferencesPersonality PsychologyPsychometricsAchievement TestingPsychological TestingStudent Achievement AnalysisStudent Self-assessmentStudent Self-regulationAcademic Achievement AssessmentAcademic AnxietyExternal Locus Of ControlInternal Locus Of ControlSelf-report Anxiety Questionnaires
114 undergraduates completed the Internal-External Locus of Control scale, the Procrastination Scale, and the Achievement Anxiety Test. They also provided a self-report of their cumulative GPA. Students were divided into two groups by a median-split of 10.5, yielding an internally oriented group of 57 and an externally oriented group of 57. The former students showed significantly lower academic procrastination, debilitating test anxiety, and reported higher academic achievement than the latter.
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