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A Study to Assess the Level of Academic Procrastination among B.Sc. Nursing Students, Royal School of Nursing, the Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam

Author(s) Juri Saikia, Kohinur Aktar
Country India
Abstract Background: Academic procrastination comes from Latin term procrastinus, where pro means “to postpone” and crastinus means “of tomorrow”. There for procrastination means postpone until tomorrow. Through delay or postpone. Procrastination is a voluntary delay in the complete of task if the expected delay leads to adverse consequences. Procrastination is the act of putting off or delaying the task till the last moment, or past their deadlines. Consequently, different psychometric scales have been developed to evaluate the frequency and intensity of procrastinating behavior. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the level of academic procrastination among B.Sc. Nursing students, Royal School of Nursing, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam. It also aims to find out the association between level score and some demographic data. Methods: Descriptive study was conducted in B.Sc. Nursing students, Royal School of Nursing, The Assam Royal Global University. 110 samples were drawn by using proportional sampling technique. The level of the students was assessed by using standardized questionnaire. Results: The study results revealed that majority of the students that is 72 (65.4%) falls under the age group of 21 – 23 years, 90 (81.8%) are female, 43(39.1%) are 2nd semester students, 54 (49.1%) students have Govt. job, 48 ( 43.6%) students was Islam religion and 85 (77.3%) students have nuclear family. Study findings also revealed that majority 45 (41%) students are under high level of academic procrastination, 38 (34.5%) students are under moderate level of academic procrastination and 27 (24.5%) students are under low level of academic procrastination. A significance association was found between level of the students and demographic variable gender (x2=12.24, p<0.05), education (x2= 12.74, p<0.05) and parental occupation (x2=12.91, p<0.05).
Conclusion: High level of academic procrastination is seen among the students. So a deliberate effort should be made in order to prevent academic procrastination through the proper guidance.
Keywords Academic procrastination, level, students
Published In Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On 2024-06-13
Cite This A Study to Assess the Level of Academic Procrastination among B.Sc. Nursing Students, Royal School of Nursing, the Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam - Juri Saikia, Kohinur Aktar - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.22709
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.22709
Short DOI https://doi.org/gtzjf3
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