Procrastination in High School Students in Times of COVID-19, Lima-Perú: A Psychological Respective

Abstract

Objective: To measure the degree of procrastination and the reasons why high school students from an educational institution in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho procrastinated in times of pandemic. Methodology: Quantitative, comparative and relational with cross-sectional design. A total of 377 students of both sexes from 2nd to 5th year of secondary school participated in the study. Results: The association between sex and procrastination showed that females tend to procrastinate more (64.7%) than males (47.9%); although in both cases the tendency to procrastinate is medium. However, the high comparison is also related to females. Of the total number of students, 56.2% tend to medium procrastination. The association of Grade and procrastination showed that Grade 3 students tend to higher procrastination (63.3%) than the other grades. 56.2% tend to medium procrastination. Conclusions: Females tend to procrastinate more than males due to lack of energy and self-control and low assertiveness and confidence. Grade 3 students procrastinate more than the other grades and there are significant differences in academic procrastination between these groups.