Perfectionism and academic procrastination

The present study explored the relationships between perfectionism and academic procrastination. 200 students (92 males, 108 females) were selected from universities in the city of Tehran through multistage cluster-random sampling. All subjects were asked to complete the following questionnaires: Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS-F; Frost et al., 1990) and Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students (PASS; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984). Three dimensions and total scores of perfectionism (concern over mistakes, parental criticism, and doubts about actions) were found to be positively and significantly correlated with academic procrastination and organization dimension negatively and significantly correlated with it. In other words, individuals with higher scores in perfectionism scale revealed more academic procrastination in comparison with individuals with lower scores. The findings provide preliminary support for the role of perfectionism in the maintenance of academic procrastination. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the 2nd World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and guidance.