Academic procrastination data of students in Makassar, Indonesia

Muhammad Rusdi; Nur Hidayah; Hetti Rahmawati; Imanuel Hitipeuw

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.106608

Academic procrastination data of students in Makassar, Indonesia

Data Brief. 2020 Nov 29:33:106608. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106608. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Muhammad Rusdi^{1

2}, Nur Hidayah³, Hetti Rahmawati¹, Imanuel Hitipeuw¹

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Psychological Education Universitas Negeri Malang Indonesia.
² STKIP Muhammadiyah Bone, South Sulawesi.
³ Faculty of Science Education, Universitas Negeri Malang Indonesia.

Abstract

This is a non-experimental study which aims to obtain the academic procrastination data of students at Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It used the non-random sampling method to obtain data from 586 students, consisting of 310 men and 276 women through questionnaires. The data were then descriptively analyzed using an academic procrastination scale, which was compiled and developed based on the Solomon & Rothblum (1984) theory. This scale consist of two sections which aim to determine the areas or fields of academic function, and the reasons for academic procrastination.

Keywords: Academic procrastination; Fear of Failure and Task Aversiveness.