PROCRASTINATION: AN ACADEMIC HAZARD PART 2

 PROCRASTINATION: AN ACADEMIC HAZARD PART 2

Earlier this week, we started out on learning Procrastination and its dangers. But today, we will look further on what Procrastination is really all about. 

Procrastination, as have been defined, is a behavioral tendency in delaying what is necessary for achieving our goals. To this end, there exist various types:

 Studies have shown that various classifications exist to PROCRASTINATION. These include;

✓Chronic and situational type

✓Active and inactive type 

Let us see what the above mean.

•Chronic procrastination* is defined as one’s tendency to the constant delay in many aspects of out lives, while Situational procrastination is applied on one’s tendency to have constant procrastination in a specific aspect of one's life. 

However, Academic procrastination is a subgroup of Situational procrastination and it is defined as delay in initiation or completion of academic assignments in irrational fields.

The other classification we have; active and inactive procrastination. People with active procrastination purposefully decide to delay, and finally they can complete their tasks with strong motivation under pressure, and they can also achieve satisfactory results, while inactive procrastination people postpone their tasks until the last minutes which is accompanied by guilt and depression feeling, and it probably leads to failure in doing the tasks.

 *What then are the characteristics of this "Procrastination"?*

There are four distinct characteristics for *Active Procrastination*:

1.They prefer time pressure.

2.They intentionally procrastinate.

3.They are able to work at last moments.

4.They are satisfied with the result.

 *Academic Procrastination*: we have rightly stated that the most common type of Procrastination is Academic procrastination. It is a delay in tasks or activities related or dependent on learning and studying.  Academic procrastination is a tendency to put off or delay in learning activities and behaviors. The terms Student procrastination and Academic procrastination are sometimes used  interchangeably. Student/academic procrastination is defined as follows: a deliberate delay in a practical course of study or learning in spite of the expected deterioration. Academic procrastination occurs at all levels of education. 

Research has shown that procrastination among University undergraduate students is more common, and some studies have shown that more than 70 percent of college students regularly procrastinate.

Furthermore, Academic procrastination occurs when students postpone completion of activities, projects, and assignments unnecessarily. Such procrastination may create unnecessary stress and anxiety for people when they attempt to complete their assignments with rush until the deadline. Leaving aside or postponing the tasks not only influence well-being and physical state of the person, but also it may influence his communication with others. 

Some other studies have however maintained that Procrastination may have positive outcomes which allow students to have better use of available studying time. While other have shown that procrastination is associated with less success in the life.

To Be Continued.

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