ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATORY BEHAVIOUR IN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: A EX-POST FACTO STUDY
2017 ◽
Vol 4
(37)
◽
Keyword(s):
Ex Post
◽
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'.