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Procrastination Among Students<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Authors:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shivam Ingle (67)<\/p>\n

Bhakti Mumbarkar (91)<\/p>\n

Pratham Kadam (72)<\/p>\n

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Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Procrastination among students is a common problem in academic life. It refers to delaying or postponing tasks such as studying, completing assignments, or preparing for exams. Many students procrastinate due to a lack of motivation, poor time management, or distractions like social media. This habit can lead to stress, poor academic performance, and last-minute pressure. Understanding procrastination can help students develop better study habits and improve productivity.<\/p>\n

Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n

To understand the underlying issues of procrastination among students.<\/p>\n

Literature review:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Smartphone Addiction and Academic Procrastination<\/p>\n

The study by Diana Ann (2025) found a strong positive relationship between smartphone addiction and academic procrastination among undergraduate students. The results indicate that excessive smartphone use increases procrastination and negatively affects students\u2019 academic productivity.<\/p>\n

2. Self-Imposed Deadlines and Procrastination<\/p>\n

The study by Kyle Hyndman and Alberto Bisin (2022) shows that individuals with self-control problems tend to procrastinate when completing effortful tasks with delayed rewards. However, self-imposed deadlines and commitment devices can help reduce procrastination and encourage earlier task completion.<\/p>\n

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Data collection:<\/strong><\/p>\n

For our problem, we frame the following 5 questions to be asked on a Likert scale<\/p>\n

1. Difficult tasks make me procrastinate.<\/p>\n

2. Far deadlines make me delay my work.<\/p>\n

3. Feeling tired reduces my motivation to study.<\/p>\n

4. Wanting perfect results makes me delay completing tasks.<\/p>\n

5. Social media distractions make me postpone academic tasks.<\/p>\n

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The Google form was framed with linear options 1 as strongly disagree and 5 as strongly agree, for each question. The Google form was personally shared with our classmates and colleagues in confidence<\/p>\n

After surveying 100 people’s responses were downloaded in excel sheet for each question, mean, standard deviation, Standard error, T stat wore calculated<\/p>\n

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Data analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Q1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Q2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Q3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Q4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Q5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Mean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3.17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3.57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3.47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3.11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3.33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Standard Deviation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Standard Error<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Z(t stat)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.82<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Result<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. People are neutral toward difficult tasks causing procrastination.<\/p>\n

2. People are neutral toward far deadlines causing delay in work.<\/p>\n

3. People are neutral toward tiredness reducing motivation to study.<\/p>\n

4. People are neutral toward perfectionism delaying task completion.<\/p>\n

5. People are neutral toward social media distractions postponing academic tasks.<\/p>\n

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References:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ann, D. (2025). Digital distraction and self-regulation failure: A study of smartphone addiction and academic procrastination among Indian undergraduates. Advances in Consumer Research, 2(5), 303\u2013309.<\/p>\n

Piers Steel (2007). The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin, 133(1), 65\u201394.<\/p>\n

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