Malkoç, AsudeKesen Mutlu, Aynur10.07.20192019-07-1010.07.20192019-07-102018Malkoç, A. ve Kesen Mutlu, A. (2018). Academic self-efficacy and academic procrastination: Exploring the mediating role of academic motivation in Turkish university students. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 6(10), 2087-2093. https://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2018.0610052332-3205https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/1373https://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2018.061005The aim of this study has been to investigate the relationships among academic self-efficacy, academic motivation, and academic procrastination. The study has further delved into the question of whether academic motivation mediates the relationship between self-efficacy and academic procrastination. In order to investigate such links, three hundred and nineteen university students (218 females and 101 males) enrolled in the education faculty of a private university in Istanbul, Turkey, offered data. For data collection, the Aitken Procrastination Inventory, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, and Academic Motivation Scale have been used. The results of the study indicate that academic motivation partially mediate the relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic procrastination.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademic MotivationAcademic ProcrastinationAcademic Self EfficacyArticle6102087209310.13189/ujer.2018.061005N/A