Investigating the Relationships between Future Self-Continuity, Savoring Beliefs, and Academic Procrastination with the Academic GRIT of Students.

Objective: This research aimed to investigate the relationships between future self-continuity, savoring beliefs, and academic procrastination with the academic grit of Urmia University students in the ۲۰۲۳-۲۰۲۴ academic year. Method: This was descriptive and correlational research. The study's statistical population consisted of all Urmia University students in the academic year ۲۰۲۳-۲۰۲۴ (N=۱۳,۰۰۰). A total of ۳۹۳ students were selected through convenience sampling. The data collection tools included the Future Self-Continuity Questionnaire (FSCQ) (۲۰۲۰), the Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI) (۲۰۰۳), the Academic Procrastination Questionnaire (APQ) (۲۰۱۲), and the Academic Grit Scale (AGS) (۲۰۱۷). Pearson correlation and multiple regression were used for data analysis. Results: The results of the data analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between future self-continuity and savoring beliefs with students’ academic grit, and a significant negative relationship between academic procrastination and academic grit (P<۰.۰۱). Moreover, based on the results of multiple regression analysis, future self-continuity had the highest predictive power (β=۰.۳۰۴) for academic grit in students.Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, strengthening future self-continuity, savoring beliefs, and skills for reducing academic procrastination is recommended to enhance the academic grit of students.

کلیدواژه ها:

Academic grit ، academic procrastination ، Savoring beliefs ، Future self-continuity