TY - JOUR T1 - Social Support, Responsibility, and Organizational Procrastination: A Mediator Role for Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction TT - حمایت اجتماعی، مسئولیت پذیری و اهمالکاری شغلی: نقش میانجی گرانه ارضای نیازهای بنیادین روانشناختی JF - ijpcp JO - ijpcp VL - 24 IS - 2 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2723-en.html Y1 - 2018 SP - 176 EP - 189 KW - Need KW - Social support KW - Responsibility KW - Procrastination N2 - Objectives This study examined basic psychological needs satisfaction (i.e. the need for autonomy, competence and relatedness) as a mediator between social support, responsibility and organizational procrastination among school counselors. Methods A descriptive correlational study design was used. Using the census method, all the school counselors of Sabzevar were selected. The subjects completed the Vaux Social Support Appraisals Scale (SS-A), Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS), responsibility subscale of the California Personality Inventory (CPI) and the Basic Needs Satisfaction in Relationships Scale. Results There is a statistically significant negative relationship between components of social support and organizational procrastination (P<0.05). Structural equation modeling analysis indicates that satisfaction of basic psychological needs mediates the relationship between social support and organizational procrastination (P<0.05). The mediator role of basic psychological needs satisfaction in the relationship between responsibility and organizational procrastination was not confirmed. Conclusion Basic psychological needs satisfaction play a significant mediating role in the relationship between social support and organizational procrastination of the school counselors. M3 10.32598/ijpcp.24.2.176 ER -