Graduate Program

School Psychology

Degree Name

Specialist in School Psychology

Semester of Degree Completion

1999

Thesis Director

Steven J. Scher

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to further examine the reliability and validity of a self-report measure of procrastination and conscientiousness for elementary-aged children. The research participants were 120 male and female students in grades 3-5, drawn from two different schools. The Children's Conscientiousness and Procrastination Scales (CCAPS; Lay, Kovacs, & Danto, 1998) exhibited high internal consistencies. Procrastination and Conscientiousness were highly, negatively related, consistent with previous research with related measures and with adult samples. Teacher and parent ratings of students were moderately correlated with the student's self-reports, thereby providing support for the convergent validity of the self-report measure. Both procrastination and conscientiousness correlated with a self-report measure of anxiety (the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale; Reynolds & Richmond, 1978), specifically with social concerns and concentration subscales. Procrastination and conscientiousness related moderately to task orientation and avoidance orientation on a scale measuring achievement motivation (Goal Orientation Scales; Skaalvik, 1997). These correlations provide support for the divergent validity of the CCAPS. It was concluded that the CCAPS appears to be an adequate measure of procrastination and conscientiousness, although more research needs to be done to further establish the reliability and validity of the scale.

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