Determinants of Procrastination among young adults in their academics and professional lives

Title

Determinants of Procrastination among young adults in their academics and professional lives

Creator

Ramesh R.; John A.S.

Description

Procrastination is one of the most pervasive issues which exist in contemporary times among students and professionals. This research aims to understand the modern determinants of procrastination, including factors such as Fear of Missing out (FOMO), Social Zapping, and Sensation Seeking with Impulsivity as a mediator. Limited research has talked about these variables connection with one another. The study was conducted by collecting data from 294 young adults using convenience and snowball sampling with scales of the five variables in question. A mediation analysis was performed which concluded that FOMO has a significant effect on procrastination. Additionally, Social Zapping and FOMO showed a significant relationship with impulsivity. This suggests that FOMO is the key factor that leads to students and professionals choosing to procrastinate their academic/work-related activities in favour of other alternatives such as social or recreational activities. 2023 RJ4All.

Source

Youth Voice Journal, Vol-13

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

RJ4All Publications

Subject

Fear of Missing Out; Impulsivity; Procrastination; Sensation Seeking; Social Zapping

Coverage

Ramesh R., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be) University, NCR, Delhi, India; John A.S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be) University, NCR, Delhi, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 20492073

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85182631208&partnerID=40&md5=6c0b7348e191b3e30dbaa0f2e5623a62