Role of Gender between the relationship of Academic Stress and Academic Procrastination

Asif Ali Jauhar, Habiba Nazim and Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan
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Asif Ali Jauhar: Ph.D Scholar Department of Psychology, Riphah International University, Faislabad, Pakistan
Habiba Nazim: Ph.D Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, Bahuddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Hassaan: The Superior University Lahore, Pakistan

Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 2024, vol. 13, issue 2, 838-841

Abstract: Education is crucial for everyone in the twenty-first century. Planning for the future is acknowledged to be greatly aided by education, particularly at the university level. Procrastination is prevalent among university students and it affects different aspects of their personal and academic life. The study was carried out to investigate the role of gender between the relationship of academic stress and academic procrastination among university students of Bahauddin Zakariya Multan, Pakistan. This quantitative research was completed through correlational deign. Sample of 571 student (male=251, female=320) were selected by employing convenient sampling technique. Findings of study reveal that there is positive relationship between academic stress and academic procrastination. Moreover, Results depict that academic procrastination is a significant positive predictor of academic stress. In addition, male students reported the greater level of academic stress and academic procrastination as compared to female university students. Furthermore, the major causes of academic stress are lack of work schedule planning, procrastination, poor eating, sleeping, and exercise habits, and unattainable academic goals. Coping strategies should be recommended for the students to encounter their academic stress and academic procrastination.

Keywords: Academic stress; academic procrastination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.61506/01.00398

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