SDCA Journal of Psychology

Abstract

Procrastination which means putting off intended action, is a universal phenomenon, which may be employed for many. Hence, procrastination is a self-regulatory failure leading to poor performance and reduced well-being. Furthermore, chronic procrastinators report higher levels of stress and anxiety, weak impulse control, lack of work discipline, lack of persistence, an inability to work methodically, lack of time management skill, and also suffer poor health due to the stress caused by working too close to deadlines. Personal characteristic such as low self-efficacy contributes to the procrastination of employees in a workplace. Self-efficacy or an employee’s belief in their own abilities to deal with various situations or task that their job requires can play a role in the success of the company they work in. In this study, we have asked 105 employees of St. Dominic College of Asia in order to identify if procrastination have a relationship with self-efficacy. As a result, procrastination is significantly related to self-efficacy. The researchers believed that employees are also experiencing procrastination tendencies, thus interventions to prevent delaying of tasks in work must be set. Employees should also be able to understand the consequences of procrastinating. Trainings on how to be highly self-efficacious should also be given so as to resolve the problem.

Keywords: Procrastination, self-efficacy, workplace procrastination.