Correlates of academic procrastination among De La Salle University college students

This study investigates the correlates of academic procrastination among De La Salle University college students. The potential correlates considered in this study were seven personality traits, namely: ambition, self-control, perseverance, non-risk-taking, responsibility, laziness, and moodiness. Possible differences in academic procrastination among students according to year levels, gender, and colleges were also sought for. The first set of objects of this study involved 660 college students composed of 347 males and 313 females. They were enrolled during the first trimester of the academic year 1993-1994 at the College of Computer Science. The participants were given the Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students (PASS), and the Panukat ng Ugali at Pagkatao. The statistical tools applied were Pearson r and the three-way analysis of variance. The results of this study revealed the following:1. There was a significant negative correlation between academic procrastination and either (a) perseverance or (b) responsibility. A significant positive correlation, on the other hand, was seen between the academic procrastination and moodiness 2. A significant difference existed between academic procrastination and gender 3. There was a significant difference between procrastinators and non-procratinators in terms of (a) perseverance, (b) moodiness, and (c) responsibility, and,4. A significant difference was seen on the procrastination of sophomore students enrolled in the College of Computer Science for SY 1990-1991 and those enrolled in SY 1993-1994