Overcoming Procrastination: Strategies and Psychology

09/06/2025 17 min

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Episode Synopsis

These articles discuss factors related to academic procrastination and perfectionism in students. One study uses a qualitative approach to explore the motives behind perfectionism and procrastination in high schoolers and what they feel is needed to overcome these issues, highlighting the impact of self-expectations, external pressures, task characteristics, motivation, self-regulation, and fear of failure. The other article, employing a quantitative experimental design, investigates the effectiveness of a spiritually oriented cognitive behavioral counseling program on reducing fear of failure and academic procrastination in female high school students. Collectively, the sources explore the causes and potential interventions for these academic challenges, emphasizing the complex interplay of cognitive, motivational, and behavioral elements.