Effect of Perceived Stress and Self-Efficacy on Academic Procrastination among College Students

This study is done to assess the relationship between Perceived Stress, Self-Efficacy and Academic Procrastination among college students and to examine the influence of academic procrastination on Perceived Stress and Self-Efficacy among college students. The main rationale for conducting this research is to understand Effect of Perceived Stress and Self-Efficacy on Academic Procrastination and Among College Students. The data was collected by 70 participants aged between 19-23 years currently pursing Under graduation and Post-graduation. The scales used for the study were The Perceived Stress Scale by (Cohen et al., 1983), The General Self-Efficacy Scale by Schwarzer, R., & Jerusalem M. (1995) and General Procrastination Scale by (Lay, 1986). The results showed that there is a significant relationship between Perceived Stress, SelfEfficacy and Academic Procrastination among college students and there is no significant influence of Academic Procrastination on Perceived Stress and SelfEfficacy among college students