Open AccessProcrastinação acadêmica: Um estudo exploratório
Author(s) -
Camila Alves Fior,
Isabel Cristina Dib Bariani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
estudos interdisciplinares em psicologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-6407
DOI - 10.5433/2236-6407.2011v2n2p242
Subject(s) - procrastination , feeling , postponement , psychology , social psychology , affect (linguistics) , phenomenon , communication , engineering , operations management , physics , quantum mechanics
Academic procrastination has been understood as a dynamic phenomenon, which involves personal, behavioral and environmental issues and is characterized by the postponement of non-strategic actions. This behavior may affect the academic performance of the students. The present study aimed to describe the procrastination among university students, and identify activities that are more or less delayed and feelings reported to be procrastinating.The results indicate the frequency of procrastination among university students, as well as a list of academic tasks and unpleasant feelings postponed to procrastinate