South Asian Universities: Effect of Personality Traits on Procrastination of Students at University Level

Authors

  • Ghazala Noureen Associate Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Author
  • Anam Noshaba Visiting Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Author
  • Mahnoor Naveed M. Phil Scholar, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Author
  • Nadia Saleem Visiting Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. Author

Keywords:

Conscientiousness & Procrastination, Agreeableness, Openness to Experience, Extraversion, Neuroticism

Abstract

This study examined the effect of personality traits on procrastination of university students. All the students enrolled in public and private universities of the Punjab were population of the study. Sample was comprised of 500 students which were selected through convenient sampling technique. Due to Covid-19 convenient sampling technique was used. Two instruments were used to measure personality traits and procrastination. Big Five Inventory was used to measure personality traits and 20-item Procrastination Scale was used to measure procrastination. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data. It was found that sample data fit the hypothetical model well. Randomly selected large sample is recommended to further probe the cause-effect relationship of variables understudy.

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Published

2021-06-30

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 01 (2021)

Section

Articles