The Interplay Between Academic Procrastination and Research Anxiety Toward Research Courses of Rural-College EFL Students

Authors

  • Heri Mudra Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kerinci
  • Amirul Mukminin Universitas Jambi
  • Rafiza Abdul Razak Universiti Malaya
  • Kasinyo Harto Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang
  • Lenny Marzulina Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang
  • Choirul Mahfud Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
  • Dairabi Kamil Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kerinci
  • Johni Najwan Universitas Jambi
  • Marzul Hidayat Universitas Jambi
  • Fridiyanto UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v21i16.4917

Keywords:

higher education, academic procrastination, research anxiety, EFL learners, research courses

Abstract

This current research aimed to investigate the relationship between EFL learners’ academic procrastination and their anxiety toward research courses across types, levels, gender, and grades. It involved sixty-seven EFL learners as participants of the correlational study employing the Research Anxiety Rating Scale (RARS) and Procrastination Assessment Scale – Students (PASS). The results revealed a strong correlation between library anxiety and writing test, writing preparation and examination, and writing supervision. On the other hand, negative correlations included preparation for exams and library anxiety, research writing and research competence, procrastination in the test, and reading exercises. The findings also revealed that learners tended to be anxious toward research courses and rationales toward procrastination. In terms of research anxiety across gender, female learners dominated males. Surprisingly, male learners outperformed females in academic procrastination. In terms of the grade difference, junior EFL learners outperformed senior learners in procrastination and anxiety.

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Published

2021-12-29

How to Cite

Mudra, H., Mukminin, A., Razak, R. A., Harto, K., Marzulina, L., Mahfud, C., Kamil, D., Najwan, J., Hidayat, M., & Fridiyanto. (2021). The Interplay Between Academic Procrastination and Research Anxiety Toward Research Courses of Rural-College EFL Students. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 21(16). https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v21i16.4917

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