Are graduate students who are more satisfied with their advisors less likely to procrastinate?

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Graduate programs aim to contribute to science, bring in a scientific perspective and develop qualified individuals. This research examined the relationship between graduate students’ views on graduate education and their academic procrastination inclinations, as well as associated factors.

This was descriptive and correlational research involving 317 graduate students at a public university. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Aitken Procrastination Inventory and Graduate Education Evaluation Scale. The analysis used descriptive statistical methods, parametric and non-parametric tests, multiple comparison (post-hoc) tests and correlation analysis.

Students’ academic procrastination inclinations had a very weak, statistically significant positive relationship with their satisfaction with the faculty member and academic advisor. In other words, greater satisfaction was associated with greater procrastination inclinations, rather than lower inclinations. The authors concluded that graduate students have academic procrastination inclinations.