Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia
This study aimed to investigate the predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students. A total of 449 university students from both public and private universities were recruited using convenience sampling method. This quantitative correlational...
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| description | This study aimed to investigate the predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students. A total of 449 university students from both public and private universities were recruited using convenience sampling method. This quantitative correlational research used Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) to measure mindfulness whereas General Procrastination Scalewas used to measure procrastination. Psychological well-being, the dependent variable, was tested using the Ryff’s Scale of Psychological Well-being. The study showed a significant relationship between mindfulness, procrastination and psychological well-being among university students. Besides, the results also revealed that procrastination was the strongest predict or of students’ psychological well-being. The findings of this study may be beneficial to practitioners, universities, parents and individuals in order to further comprehend the current status of psychological well-being among university students. Programs and implementations should endorse the circumstance that certain form of procrastination indeed enhances performance and well-being of students. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:214882023-04-18T03:13:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21488/ Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia Anusha Raj Jayaraja, Tan, Soon Aun Puspu Nanthinni Ramasamy, This study aimed to investigate the predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students. A total of 449 university students from both public and private universities were recruited using convenience sampling method. This quantitative correlational research used Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) to measure mindfulness whereas General Procrastination Scalewas used to measure procrastination. Psychological well-being, the dependent variable, was tested using the Ryff’s Scale of Psychological Well-being. The study showed a significant relationship between mindfulness, procrastination and psychological well-being among university students. Besides, the results also revealed that procrastination was the strongest predict or of students’ psychological well-being. The findings of this study may be beneficial to practitioners, universities, parents and individuals in order to further comprehend the current status of psychological well-being among university students. Programs and implementations should endorse the circumstance that certain form of procrastination indeed enhances performance and well-being of students. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21488/1/274-1123-1-PB.pdf Anusha Raj Jayaraja, and Tan, Soon Aun and Puspu Nanthinni Ramasamy, (2017) Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 31 (2). pp. 29-36. ISSN 2289-8174 https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/28 |
| spellingShingle | Anusha Raj Jayaraja, Tan, Soon Aun Puspu Nanthinni Ramasamy, Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia |
| title | Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia |
| title_full | Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia |
| title_short | Predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in Malaysia |
| title_sort | predicting role of mindfulness and procrastination on psychological well-being among university students in malaysia |
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