Design, Development and Validation of a Training Package for Treating Procrastination in Students Based on Grounded...

Area of Science:

• Educational Psychology
• Intervention Design
• Qualitative Research Methods

Background:

• Student procrastination is a significant academic challenge.
• Existing interventions may lack a robust theoretical foundation.
• Effective strategies are needed to support student academic success.

Purpose of the Study:

• To design, develop, and validate a grounded theory-based training package for treating student procrastination.
• To provide an evidence-based intervention for academic self-regulation.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative grounded theory approach for intervention development.
• Quasi-experimental, pre-test-post-test control group design for validation.
• Multi-stage random sampling of 1000 university students (Persian Gulf University, 2023-2024).

Main Results:

• The developed training package demonstrated significant effectiveness in reducing student procrastination.
• The intervention showed positive outcomes in the quantitative validation phase.

Conclusions:

• The grounded theory-based training package is a viable and effective intervention for student procrastination.
• This study provides a validated tool to address a common academic barrier.
• Further research can explore broader implementation and long-term effects.