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  • Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Procrastination is significantly more common in students than in the working population.
  • Academic settings may inadvertently encourage procrastination behaviors.
  • Understanding environmental influences is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify social, cultural, organizational, and contextual factors contributing to student procrastination.
  • To document the research basis for these identified factors.
  • To provide evidence-based recommendations for reducing procrastination in academic settings.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research on procrastination factors.
  • Analysis of academic environmental characteristics that may facilitate procrastination.
  • Development of recommendations based on identified factors and research evidence.

Main Results:

  • Identified key procrastination-fostering factors in academic environments, including excessive freedom, long deadlines, and distractions.
  • Established the research basis linking these environmental factors to increased procrastination.
  • Formulated actionable recommendations for modifying these factors.

Conclusions:

  • Academic environments contain specific factors that promote procrastination.
  • Targeted interventions addressing these environmental factors can effectively reduce student procrastination.
  • Modifying these factors offers substantial benefits for students, educational institutions, and society.