Academic Procrastination of Undergraduate Nursing Student: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The learning system carried out online during the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly supports students to delay working on assignments. AIM: The purpose of this study was to explore the academic procrastination of students during a pandemic. METHODS: This research using a cross-sectional study research method with 399 nursing students as respondents, data were collected using Google Forms which was circulated online, data were processed using descriptive, Pearson, and linear regression methods. RESULTS: Pearson’s results show that there is a positive correlation for age, fear of failure, aversiveness of task, difficulty making decisions, dependency, lack of assertion, risk taking, and rebellion against control. The results of the linear regression test showed that aversiveness of task, dependency, and lack of assertion were the strongest predictors of students’ reasons for procrastinating. CONCLUSION: Academic procrastination by students, if carried out continuously and repeatedly, will have an impact on academic performance, grades, and mental health.