. Eswara Uma; . Chia Hua Lee; . Siti Nor Hidayu Binti Mohd Shapiai; . Anis Nabila Binti Mat Nor; . Htoo Htoo Kyaw Soe; . Eby Varghese
Volume 10, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Undergraduate dental students have to do multiple tasks as part of their extensivecurriculum in order to achieve the proficiencies expected of them. During the course of ...
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BACKGROUND: Undergraduate dental students have to do multiple tasks as part of their extensivecurriculum in order to achieve the proficiencies expected of them. During the course of their study, atendency to procrastinate and question their self‑efficacy is detrimental for the students. The aim ofthis study was to evaluate the level of procrastination and self‑efficacy and its related factors amongdental undergraduate students.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted among all (n = 361)consented dental undergraduate students of our dental school. A twenty‑item Lay’s ProcrastinationScale for student population and a ten‑item General Self‑Efficacy Scale were used for the study aftergetting institutional ethical approval. The quantitative data were explained using descriptive statistics.Independent sample t‑test and ANOVA were used to determine the association between self‑efficacy,academic procrastination, and genders and academic years. Pearson correlation coefficient was usedto determine the association between self‑efficacy and procrastination. Multiple linear regressionanalysis was performed to determine the related factors to academic procrastination.RESULTS: High procrastination (score ≥62) was seen among 28.5% of students. The meanself‑efficacy score was 29.5. There was no significant difference between genders for procrastinationscores (P = 0.835) and between academic years (P = 0.226). Males showed significantly moreself‑efficacy (P < 0.001), and self‑efficacy did not show any significant difference (P = 0.204) betweenacademic years though a tendency for year 5 students to have lower self‑efficacy scores was observed.Academic procrastination was negatively correlated with self‑efficacy (r = −0.238 and P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: For dental undergraduates who have cognitive load as well as work associatedwith patients, procrastination and self‑efficacy are negatively correlated.