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The present study examined the relationship among emotional intelligence, anxiety and procrastination of intennediate science students. It was hypothesized that there would be negative relationship between emotional intelligence and procrastination. It was further hypothesized that there would be a positive relationship between anxiety and procrastination. Furthermore, it was expected that anxiety and emotional intelligence would predict procrastination. Passive Procrastination Scale (Chu & Choi, 2005), Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (Schutte et al., 1998) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch &Lushene, 1970) were administered on a sample of 102 female students from science faculty of public sector colleges. Results from Pearson product moment correlation revealed no relationship of emotional intelligence with procrastination and anxiety. However, a positive relationship was found between trait anxiety and procrastination. Regression analysis revealed that trait anxiety predicted procrastination after taking into account the emotional intelligence and state anxiety.
Keywords: emotional intelligence, procrastination, anxiety
College and university life is filled with excitement and fun for the students but along with that, the students have to face the pressure of assignments, projects, term papers as well as meeting deadlines. Most of the students put off until tomorrow what can be done today, leading to a common phenomenon known as procrastination. Procrastination is the lack or absence of selfregulated performance and the behavioral tendency to delay what is necessary to reach a goal. As the work load increases in the final year and greater level of effort is required from the students, they feel pressured. Some students cope with this pressure by acting wisely and managing their tasks timely, whereas some students fail to maintain a timed schedule. They fail in making choices related to their academic work. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of emotional intelligence and procrastination, specifically passive procrastination with anxiety in intermediate science students.
According to Ferrari, Johnson and McCown (1995) the term procrastination directly comes from the Latin verb procrastinate, meaning to put off or delay until another day. Harriott and Ferrari (as cited in Morales, 2007) have found procrastination to be a phenomenon prevalent in the general population, constantly affecting a substantial portion of adults as well as university students.
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