The relationship between self-efficacy and internet addiction with adolescent academic procrastination through self-regulation

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD in Psychology, Aras International Campus, University of Tabriz

2 Professor, Psychology, University of Tabriz, Iran

10.22034/cipj.2025.65524.1215

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The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and Internet addiction with adolescent academic procrastination through self-regulation.The research population was female students in the second year of high school in Tabriz, from whom 200 people were selected using a multi-stage cluster method. The research tools were the Savari Academic Procrastination Questionnaire (2011), Morris Self-Efficacy (2001), Sadeghzadeh et al.’s Virtual Social Network Addiction Questionnaire (2018), and Bouffard et al.’s Self-Regulation Questionnaire (1995). The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and AMOS 24 and SPSS 25 software. The results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between self-efficacy and academic procrastination, and a positive and significant relationship between Internet addiction and academic procrastination. There is an indirect relationship between self-efficacy and academic procrastination through self-regulation. There is an indirect relationship between Internet addiction and academic procrastination through self-regulation.The findings of this study can be used in designing educational programs so that students are less exposed to the harms of procrastination.

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