Academic procrastination and time management behavior in college students: A pilot study
Pilotaje de una intervención sobre procrastinación y gestión del tiempo
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academic procrastination, time management, university studentsAbstract
Procrastination is defined as the tendency to voluntarily postpone or delay a task, avoiding responsibilities, decisions and tasks that need to be carried out, resulting in a state of dissatisfaction or discomfort. This postponement of activities can be mitigated by having good time management, this being a process aimed at establishing and achieving targeted academic goals, considering the time available. Therefore, the objective of this research was to design and pilot a brief educational intervention on academic procrastination and time management aimed at university students. 25 first-semester medical, surgeon and midwife students participated voluntarily, 40% men and 60% women, with an average age of 19.44 years. 44% of the participants, in addition to studying, had a paid job. We used the Time Management Behavior Questionnaire and the Academic Procrastination Scale, additionally, he participated in a brief educational intervention designed for students to identify procrastination behaviors and different tools for organizing time. The results indicated that the intervention carried out had a greater effect on the students' time management than on procrastination, with those students who worked and women who showed planning and organization skills different from those of men being the beneficiaries. It is concluded that having adequate time management behaviors does not necessarily impact the reduction of procrastination since there may be intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors from the school environment involved.Downloads
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