Academic Procrastination as a Predictor of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among College Students

Rabia Umar, Mishal Nazir, Anamaza Mazhar, Umar Hayat, Zainab Kausar Khan and Areeba Iqbal
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Rabia Umar: City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan
Mishal Nazir: City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan
Anamaza Mazhar: City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan
Umar Hayat: Ph.D Scholar, National College of Business Administration and Economics Sub Campus, Multan, Pakistan
Zainab Kausar Khan: Department of Psychology City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan
Areeba Iqbal: City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan

Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 2023, vol. 12, issue 3, 807-810

Abstract: Procrastination is associated with negative consequences concerning mental health performance as well as physical and psychological well-being. Procrastination has been found to be an instinctive response to depression, anxiety and stress among college students. The study was conducted to investigate the impact of academic procrastination on psychological burden among students. This quantitative nature of study was completed through correlational research design. Survey was conducted as a method of data collection. Convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample of 251 college students. The collected data were analyzed on SPSS. Inferential statistics was utilized to test hypotheses. Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis was performed. Findings of the study reveal that academic procrastination is significant positive predictor of psychological burden (depression, anxiety and stress) among college students. Moreover, there is positive relationship between academic procrastination depression anxiety and stress.

Keywords: Academic procrastination; depression; anxiety; stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.61506/01.00130

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