Republic of the Philippines

JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY

The Premier University in Zamboanga Del Norte
Main Campus, Dapitan City

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY

ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC PRODUCTIVITY

OF

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS OF

JRMSU MAIN CAMPUS

A Research Proposal presented to the Faculty of Jose Rizal Memorial State University, Main

Campus, Dapitan City, College of Business and Accountancy: Department of Accountancy in

partial fulfilment of the requirements for the course Synthesis.

MA. ALESSANDRA L. EGUIA

CYKEE HANNAH Q. LUMONGSOD
TERESA M. OCHOTORENA

OCTOBER 2018
INTRODUCTION

Procrastination is a self-handicapping behavior that occurs when people delay completing a task

they intend to complete, potentially leading to lost productivity, poor performance, and increased

stress (Steel, 2007). It is a prevalent phenomenon among college students throughout the world

and occurs at alarmingly high rates. The most accepted definition used for academic

procrastination is “intentionally delaying or deferring work that must be completed” (Schraw et

al, 2007).

Academic procrastination is considered a domain-specific form of self-regulation failure.

Although academic procrastination is the form of procrastination most often researched, there is

much to be explored. Academic procrastination might have a detrimental impact on a student’s

life due to the multitude of examinations, term papers, and projects during his or her scholarly

career.

However, research has shown that academic procrastination has a more significant impact than

the other domains to an individual’s well-being (Jorke et al., 2011) and is related to depression

(Solomon & Rothblum, 1984), anxiety (Rothblum et al., 1986; Stöber &Joormann, 2001), guilt

(Pychyl, Lee, Thibodeau, & Blunt, 2000), neuroticism (Watson, 2001), irrational thinking

(Bridges & Roig, 1997), and low self-esteem (Ferrari, 2000). Academic procrastination also has

a harmful impact on academic achievement including lower grades, cheating, and lower grade

point averages (Beck et al., 2000; Clark & Hill, 1994; Ellis & Knaus, 1977; Harriott & Ferrari,

1996; Roig & De Tommaso, 1995; Solomon & Rothblum, 1984; Wesley, 1994).
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

“The essence of procrastination lies in not doing what you think you should be doing, a mental

contortion that surely accounts for the great psychic toll the habit takes on people.” (a blog by

Kooper).

Due to procrastination's highly integrative nature, no clear theory for academic procrastination

has yet been developed. Even though a comprehensive theory for academic procrastination has

not been established, its theoretical roots are found in social cognitive theory, attribution theory,

and motivation theories. Each theory incorporates the key principles of self-efficacy, self-

regulation, and motivation, but each approaches academic procrastination from a unique angle.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

This study examines the relationship between the accountancy students’ level of procrastination

and their academic performance.

SIGNIFICANCE

The study might help students in overcoming academic procrastination and improve the results

of their exams and increase their grades. Also, it might help in building positive holistically

developed individuals.

METHODOLOGY

General Procrastination Scale by Lay (1986). General Procrastination scale: Procrastination is a

self-reported five point Likert scale (Extremely uncharacteristic= 1, moderately uncharacteristic=

2, Neutral=3, moderately characteristic =4 and extremely characteristic= 5). It has 20 statements.

10 items are reversed-keyed items: (3, 4,6,8,11,13,14,15,18, and 20). Total score on this measure

ranges between 20-100. The scale has Cronbach's alpha α .85 in some studies by Saleem and

Rafique (2012).

RESPONDENTS

The respondents of this study are the bona fide accountancy students of JRMSU Main Campus’

Department of Accountancy from first year to fifth year. Instruments are tools or devices to be

used in gathering the data needed for the research. This study will use questionnaires, interviews

and observation in obtaining informational pieces needed by the research problem.