Impact of Gender on Procrastination and Quality of Life among College Students

This study investigates the impact of gender on procrastination and quality of life among junior college students. The objective is to examine whether there are significant gender differences in procrastination levels and quality of life perceptions among male and female students. A total of 100 junior college students (50 males and 50 females) from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar City, Maharashtra, aged 15-18 years, participated in the study. Procrastination was measured using Samvaidna’s Procrastination Scale (Abrahim, 2013), while quality of life was assessed using the Quality of Life Scale (Nasreen Sharma & Nakhat Nasreen, 2014). The study employed purposive non-probability random sampling and analyzed the data using t-tests for statistical significance. The results revealed that male students exhibited significantly higher levels of procrastination than female students (t = 6.84, p = 0.01). Both male and female students showed similar levels of variability in procrastination scores (SD ≈ 5.63). In terms of quality of life, female students reported a significantly higher quality of life compared to male students (t = 7.17, p = 0.01). Female students also demonstrated slightly higher variability in their quality of life perceptions (SD = 4.72 vs. 4.18). Furthermore, a strong negative correlation of -0.83 was found between procrastination and quality of life, suggesting that higher procrastination is associated with a lower quality of life among both male and female students.