The Role of Academic Motivation in Predicting Turkish Undergraduates’ Life Satisfaction and Academic Procrastination

Authors : Meryem DEMİR GÜDÜL, Gürhan CAN, Aydoğan Aykut CEYHAN

Pages : 129-146

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Publication Date : 2021-03-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study aims to determine the motivational profiles of university students through a person-centered approach and to examine the relationship between motivational profiles, academic procrastination, and life satisfaction. The study participants comprised 1,770 undergraduates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1019 female, 749 male, and 2 not specified);, who were categorized into three main profiles: insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(a); students with high levels of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation but with a low level of amotivation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(33.8%);, those with a `high-level academic motivation profile`; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(b); students with moderate levels of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation but with low levels of amotivation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(44.9%);, those with a `medium-level academic motivation profile`; and insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(c); students with low levels of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with high levels of amotivation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(21.3%);, those with a `low-level academic motivation profile. The results of this study revealed that students with a high-level academic motivation profile have a high level of life satisfaction and a low level of academic procrastination. The results also show that students with medium-level academic motivation profiles have higher levels of life satisfaction than students with low-level academic motivation profiles. However, the academic procrastination level of students with medium-level academic motivation was found to be lower than that of students with a low-level academic motivation profile.
Keywords : Academic Motivation, Motivational Profiles, Self Determination Theory, Academic Procrastination, Life Satisfaction