Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal

en Prediction of Academic Procrastination Based on Components of Psychological Hardiness and Sense of Failure in Female High School Students روان شناسی تربیتی Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;">Objective: The present study was conducted to predict academic procrastination based on the components of psychological hardiness and sense of failure among female students in the first cycle of secondary school. Methods: This descriptive-correlational study included all female lower-secondary students in 2025, from whom a sample of 380 students was selected through multistage cluster sampling. Data were collected using the Academic Procrastination Questionnaire (Solomon & Rothblum, 1984), the Psychological Hardiness Scale (Kobasa, 1979), and the Sense of Failure Scale (Gilbert & Allan, 1998). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. Results: The findings indicated a significant and negative relationship between psychological hardiness and academic procrastination, suggesting that higher levels of psychological hardiness are associated with lower levels of academic delay. Additionally, a significant and positive relationship was observed between sense of failure and academic procrastination. Regression analysis further revealed that psychological hardiness and sense of failure significantly predicted a portion of the variance in academic procrastination, with sense of failure demonstrating a stronger predictive role in explaining avoidant behaviors compared to psychological hardiness. Conclusions: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that strengthening internal resources such as psychological hardiness and reducing negative environmental experiences that contribute to a sense of failure play a crucial role in decreasing students’ procrastination. It is recommended that school counselors design educational programs aimed at enhancing resilience and managing frustrating emotions to support students in improving their academic performance.</div> Academic procrastination, Psychological hardiness, Sense of failure, Female students, High school 0 0 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1178-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Masumeh Ghanbaridochahi Ghanbaridochahi@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460012487 0009-0000-0000-0000 No M.A. in Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran Gholamreza Azizi azizigh@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460012488 0009-0000-0000-0000 Yes Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran