STUDENTS’ PROCTASTINATION: PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF FUNCTIONING

Abstract

Procrastination is a complex phenomenon manifested in irrational delaying the important activities. Procrastination usually involves ignoring an unpleasant, but likely more important task, in favor of one that is more enjoyable or easier. According to the previous research most of the people have experience of procrastinating, but some of them have made it a way of life style, which causes the variety of personal and interpersonal problems (such as low self-esteem and self-efficiency, social anxiety, feeling guilty or ashamed). College students can be considered as a risk group for developing this destructive strategy. Researchers report that more than 80% percent of students admit engaging in it and wish to reduce such kind of behavior. For local area of psychology procrastination is still a little-studied phenomenon. The first aim of our study is to examine the features of correlation between the level of procrastination and copping behavior; the next one – between procrastination and responsibility as the interpersonal trait. 30 20-21years-old students participated in our study. We found that only 3 % of them had a low level of procrastination. It is corresponded with previous research. The majority of students had an occasional experience of postponing, delaying or putting off the activity or decision, which didn’t cause any serious intrapersonal problems. But 10 % of young people were found as high-level-procrastinators. Our results suggested that there was moderate connection between procrastination and the type of copping behavior. We also found complicated relationships between procrastination and separate components of responsibility, but the indirect nature of them requires the further study.