Procrastination, Time Management and Self Control Among Young Adults

Procrastination is the tendency to delay a task or avoid it in a way that has negative effects on the individual (Tuckman, 1991). Time management can be defined as clusters of behavioral skills that are important in the organization of study and course load (Lay & Schouwenburg, 1993). Self-control has been defined as the ability to delay immediate gratification of a smaller reward for a larger reward later in time (Ainslie, 1975). The study aimed to investigate the procrastination, time management and self-control among young adults across gender and to assess the relationship between variables. Methods: The study was conducted on 200 participants between the ages of 18 and 25; out of 100 were females and 100 were males, through purposive sampling techniques. A social demographic questionnaire, General Procrastination Scale (Clarry Lay, 1986), Time Management Questionnaire (Britton and Tesser, 1991) and Self-Control Questionnaire (Lynn P. Rehm, 1977) were used to gather information. Data were analyzed by using Shapiro-Wilk Test, Spearman Rank Correlation, Regression Analysis and Mann Whitney U Test. Result: The result shows that there exists a relationship between procrastination, time management and self-control among young adults and Self-control is an important predictor of procrastination. And there is no difference in procrastination, time management and self- control among young adults on the basis of gender.