Analysis of Factors Causing Academic Procrastination in Students

Authors

  • Drajat Edy Kurniawan Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57235/ijedr.v2i1.1917

Keywords:

Procrastination, Academic Procrastination, Student Guidance, and Counseling.

Abstract

Procrastination is the behavior of delaying doing something. In the academic field, this behavior is commonly known as academic procrastination. Students who have this behavior tend to always delay doing college assignments, work on assignments close to deadlines, and spend time on less important things. This study aimed to determine the factors causing the emergence of Academic Procrastination Behavior in Students. This research is qualitative descriptive research with 70 Guidance and Counseling students as subjects. Methods of data collection using the interview method. The data analysis technique uses source triangulation. The results of the study show that the causes of academic procrastination are habits, poor time management, laziness, fatigue experienced by students, as well as work and assignments that are difficult to understand. The conclusion of this study is procrastination and excessive laziness are the main factors that cause procrastination behavior in individuals. Therefore students need to eliminate feelings of laziness to avoid academic procrastination.

 

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