Cumhuriyet International Journal of Education, vol.8, no.1, pp.95-112, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
The ever-increasing demands for a better and deeper
understanding of the nature of learning has urged researchers to
examine the factors affecting the learning process. The purpose of
this study was to determine whether a model could be formed on
the ground of the structural relationship pattern among motivation,
procrastination and perfectionism. The participants consisted of 210
students studying at a state university in İstanbul. As data
collection tools, Academic Motivation Scale, Frost
Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale and Aitken Academic
Procrastination Inventory were administered to the study group.
Data obtained were analysed using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0
software program through Structural Equation Modelling. Results
indicated that maladaptive perfectionism, as was the case with
procrastination, was affected by intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
as well as amotivation. On the other hand, adaptive perfectionism
was affected by intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. In the light of the
theoretical background, the suggested model was tested and after
necessary path analysis, it was revised and the structural
relationship pattern among motivation, procrastination and
perfectionism was suggested as a model.