*PROCRASTINATION: AN ACADEMIC HAZARD - PART 3*
We have understood the nature of Procrastination and the many types that exist. But today, we see it from another perspective. We will delve into understanding the forms Academic Procrastination can take. We must all know by now that Academic Procrastination is the single most common form of Procrastination that exist and so far has been much harm than benefit.
Therefore, *What are the characteristics of ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION?*
There are six (6) characteristic forms of Academic Procrastination, they include:
One aspect of procrastination includes psychological beliefs about ability to work under pressure and it has been defined as “sensation-seeking”.In other words, people with academic procrastination seek for working under pressure whether actively or inactively. That is, these people have undeniable belief in their ability to work under pressure.
The higher is the students’ belief about their effectiveness, procrastination is more probable in them, and it is related to “exam night rush” resulting from their self-confidence in their ability and positive view about themselves.
It has been showed that people with procrastination and people who study at exam night experience higher level of challenge when they postpone studying until the last moments. However, students which delay studying until the exam night are poor in class activities.
*2. Distractions:*
People with procrastination are easily distracted by more interesting or fun activities. Thus, they mostly give priority to the more pleasant activities. Instead of working on the most important cases, they prefer to sleep, watch TV, or play, so that they distract or being taken away from the responsibilities.One of the reasons that students distract and replace other activities is that doing assignments and projects is annoying for them. It has been found that the more people do not like a work, they procrastinate more and replace more interesting activities.
Low levels of perseverance and high levels of distraction when working on assignments and poor planning skills have been identified as factors affecting procrastination.Evading working on the major responsibilities is one of the main characteristics of people with . They constantly replace focusing on specific activities and tasks by other activities and behaviors.
*3. Social factors of Procrastination:*
People with procrastination fail in self-regulating behaviors which they have high stress. Self-regulation includes the ability for matching at regulating individual’s performance in different environments. Thus, people with procrastination ignore deadlines of the projects when they are in stressful conditions. Social factors can increase work avoidance or evading the tasks.
Students are usually those who are at the beginning of adulthood or in adolescence period at the ages of 18 – 23 years old. This age is specified by social compatibility and independence. Students attempt to plan their time with the friends and family. New senses of independence and authority add to this fighting, and university students may leave aside the deadlines related to the academic assignments and instead choose to work or socialize with the friends. Thus, social factors denote and exacerbate procrastination.
*4.Lack of time management skills:*
Time management can be defined as the ability to control activities and behaviors purposefully so that available time is maximized.
People with procrastination are unable in managing their time and there is high difference between their actual perception and their perceived behaviors. The time management problem has been stated as a reason for academic procrastination.
Time management skills are not an inherent attribute, but it is a characteristic learnt by people. Time management is an important factor for procrastination in the academic complex.
For success in an academic environment, students should perform their assignments timely and observe deadlines. They should complete their tasks in the deadlines.
Poor time management may lead in forgetting tasks, leaving aside studying without any specific purpose until the last moments or working on less important activities instead of academic working. Thus, defected time management may be defined as characteristics for people with academic procrastination.
* 5. Lack of Personal passion:*
Procrastination can also be termed as an inefficient delay. Such delay not only can be due to situational or social variables, but also can be due to personality or attitude characteristics entitled as passion.
Passion is general readiness or ability to start or perform the tasks with energy. If there is low passion in the student, there would be no strong stimulation for completing the tasks in due time. Lack of personal motivation or passion was recognized as a reason for procrastination by "Caruth". Overall, when students are motivated they will be more efficient academically. The motivation is a stimulation for success and it can be internal or external.
*6. Laziness:*
Laziness is the tendency to evade working, when there is needed physical power. Evasion of working and laziness are the cause of 18% of the reasons for procrastination. Therefore, procrastination may be accompanied by a great desire to avoid schooling or laziness.
In addition to the mentioned factors, Situational factors of procrastination include inherent qualities of the assignments, such as attractiveness, importance or difficulty, and the teachers’ characteristics are also mentioned as the factors affecting Academic Procrastination .
Thank you for following through..pls you can make use of the comments box..pls do have a blessed weekend Fam🥰.
The Men That Lead
Building Manhood
