Empathy : Jurnal Fakultas Psikologi
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): March Edition

The mediating role of academic stress on the effects of self-regulated learning and smartphone addiction on academic procrastination

Salsabila Salsabila (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia)
Diana Mutiah (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2026

Abstract

Self-regulated learning is typically conceptualized as a protective factor against academic procrastination. However, its role may be more complex in high-demand academic contexts such as undergraduate thesis completion. This study investigated the direct and indirect effects of self-regulated learning and smartphone addiction on academic procrastination, with academic stress as a mediator, thereby integrating three constructs that have rarely been examined within a single model among final-year students. A cross-sectional design was applied to a purposive sample of 315 final-year undergraduate students in the Greater Jakarta area. Participants completed the Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS), the College Student Self-Regulated Learning Scale, the Smartphone Addiction Inventory, and the Academic Stress Inventory (ASI). Path analysis was conducted to test the hypothesized relationships. Contrary to conventional assumptions, self-regulated learning showed a significant positive association with academic procrastination (β = .206), suggesting that heightened self-regulation may co-occur with maladaptive processes such as perfectionism and overplanning. Moreover, self-regulated learning exerted a significant indirect effect on procrastination through academic stress (β = −.213). Smartphone addiction was also positively associated with academic procrastination (β = .172), but this effect was not mediated by academic stress. These findings refine theoretical accounts of self-regulated learning by highlighting its context-dependent effects and underscore the distinct role of smartphone addiction in academic procrastination.

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Abbrev

EMPATHY

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Social Sciences

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Jurnal EMPATHY adalah jurnal yang menerbitkan karya ilmiah mahasiswa psikologi Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. Terbit 2 kali dalam setahun. Menerbitkan karya ilmiah ilmu psikologi yang mencakup semua cabang ilmu psikologi yaitu psikologi klinis, psikologi sosial, psikologi perkembangan, psikologi ...