Procrastinación académica en estudiantes de la carrera de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca en el período septiembre 2023 - febrero 2024

Abstract

Academic Procrastination (PA) refers to students voluntarily postponing their academic responsibilities to engage in other personal activities for immediate satisfaction, yet resulting in negative consequences for academic outcomes later on. The general objective of the research was to describe the PA of Psychology students at the University of Cuenca according to sociodemographic variables. The study employed a quantitative, non-experimental, cross- sectional descriptive design, with a sample of 252 students. It was utilized the Academic Procrastination Scale (EPA), developed by Busko (1998) and adapted by Dominguez-Lara (2016) for university students. Results revealed that the majority of university students exhibit a medium level in the dimensions of academic self-regulation (AA) and procrastination of activities (PAc), reflecting a medium level in overall PA. In terms of sociodemographic variables, females, undergraduate students, rural residents, and the unemployed showed a higher frequency of having a moderate level of academic procrastination; however, older students presented a high level of academic procrastination.