Relación entre procrastinación académica y ansiedad-rasgo en estudiantes de psicología

Abstract

The aim of this investigation was to describe the relationship between two psychological variables; academic procrastination and trait anxiety and the influence of socio-demographic variables relating to the postergation of academic activities. For this purpose two assessment scales were applied: the Academic Procrastination Scale (EPA) adapted by Oscar Alvarez (2010) and the self-descriptive inventory of state trait anxiety (STAI): The sample included psychology students at Bogotá, Colombia; 73 women and 27 men, between 18 and 37 years old. In general, results show that trait anxiety and academic procrastination variables exhibited a positive correlation. However, the sociodemographic variables in relation to academic procrastination did not show a statistically significant differences.

Keywords

• Procrastination
• Academic Procrastination