Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF 2016 = 6.17, www.srjis.com UGC Approved Sr. No.49366, NOV-DEC 2017, VOL- 4/37 https://doi.org/10.21922/srjis.v4i37.10827
ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATORY BEHAVIOUR IN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: A EX-POST FACTO STUDY Chhotu Ram, Ph. D. M.A., M.Ed. NET (Edu), Ph.D. (Edu.) Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
Introduction: Procrastination is the tendency to delay or completely avoid to responsibilities, decisions, or tasks that need to be done (Tuckman 1989). According to Lay (1986) procrastination means "the putting off of that which is necessary to reach some goal". Solomon and Rothblum (1984) define procrastination as "the act of needlessly delaying tasks to the point of experiencing subjective discomfort'. Academic procrastination can be understood as knowing that one is supposed to, and perhaps even wanting to, complete an academic task but failing to perform the activity within the expected or desired time frame (Senecal, Koestner, & Vallerand, 1995). It can also be described as unnecessarily delaying activities that one ultimately intends to complete. especially when done to the point of creating emotional discomfort (Lay & Schouwenburg, 1993; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984). This behavior is fairly commonplace among adults as well as students at the high school and college levels and may have an important negative impact on learning and achievement (Harriott & Ferrari. 1996; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984;). For example, in academic settings, procrastination may contribute to missing or late assignments, cramming, anxiety during tests, giving up studying when more attractive alternatives are available, and overall poor performance on tests and activities assigned for a course (Lay & Schouwenburg, 1993). Procrastination also has been linked with negative affective outcomes such as higher levels of depression and anxiety and lower levels of self-esteem (Lay, 1992; Lay & Schouwenburg, 1993; Lay & Silverman, 1996; Martin, Flett, Hewitt, Krames, & Szanto, 1996). Academic procrastination is a form of procrastination particular to education (Behnke and Sawyer, 2005). It is regarded as a behaviour pattern that can have particularly serious consequences for students whose academic lives are characterized by frequent deadlines. Copyright Š 2017, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies