The Relationship of Internet Addiction and Religious Orientation with Students' Academic Procrastination according to Sex

Authors
arash shahbaziyankhonig 1
zobair samimi 1
abolfazl farid 2
1 the University of Shahid Madani Azerbaijan
2 Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
10.18869/acadpub.erj.3.33.13
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of internet addiction and religious orientation with students' academic procrastination according to sex. The study was descriptive and correlational. The study population included all campus students in Azarbayjan Shahid Madani university at the academic year 2015-2016 that based on Morgan table, 200 of them were selected by Cluster sampling. For data gathering of the Internet Addiction Questionnaire of Young (IAT) (1988), religious orientation Questionnaire of Allport (1950) and procrastination Questionnaire of Solomon & Rothblum (1989) were used. Data using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were analyzed. The results showed that was a positive significant relationship between all the components of Academic Procrastination and Internet addiction and almost the middle of the variance in scores of academic procrastinations based on Internet addiction and intrinsic religious orientation explained. According to the results can be said that internet addiction and religious orientation are important factors that could contribute Academic Procrastination. To Parents and all educational planners recommended that with proper training, the beneficial use of the Internet and increase internal religious orientation to teaching students.
Keywords
Academic procrastination
Internet addiction
Religious orientation
Sex
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Educational Research
Volume 3, Issue 33 - Serial Number 5
February 2017
Pages 15-30