Procrastination, Fear of Failure and Personality of College Students

Abstract

Procrastination and the fear of failure have been linked to major issues with achievement and health. To forecast how an individual may experience and interpret procrastination and fear of failure, this study attempts to analyse the relationship between procrastination and fear of failure with the big five personality traits. College student’s procrastination, fear of failure and personality traits were assessed using the procrastination scale, the PFAI inventory and the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) respectively. A sample of 176 was selected using the convenience sampling technique. The data collected using google forms were analysed based on a correlational research design. According to the present study, procrastination and fear of failure were found to be highly correlated with the Big Five personality traits. The limitations and suggestions for additional research were discussed.