Anxiety As A Determinant Of Academic Procrastination Among Senior Secondary School Students

Abstract

This study investigates anxiety as a determinant of academic procrastination among senior secondary school students. The method employed in this investigation was a descriptive survey. A sample of 600 senior secondary school students was chosen using a multi-stage random sampling technique. Academic procrastination was considered the dependent variable, while anxiety served as the independent variable. The Anxiety Scale by Sarkar and Das (2020) was utilized to gather data, while the Academic Procrastination scale was developed by the investigator. The results revealed a significant effect of anxiety on academic procrastination among senior secondary school students. Additionally, it was found that locality had a significant effect on academic procrastination among senior secondary school students. Furthermore, a double interaction effect of anxiety and locality on academic procrastination among senior secondary school students was also found to be significant.