Relationship between Meta-cognition and Procrastination Behavior

Abstract

This study focuses on meta-cognition, which recognizes one's own mental state, and procrastination consciousness that occurs before, during, and after procrastination, and these psychological characteristics affect procrastination behavior and procrastination tendency. The impact was investigated.

Data were collected from a web questionnaire for college students, and multiple regression analysis was performed with the scores for metacognition / procrastination as the independent variable and the scores for task procrastination behavior / procrastination as the dependent variable. The analysis suggests that metacognition and procrastination have different effects on procrastination behaviors such as procrastination and delays in appointments.