Self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 753-763

  Seo, Eun Hee ^a,b  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Academic procrastination; Mediator; Self efficacy; Self oriented perfectionism; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949112479     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.6.753     Document Type: Article

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