UNDERSTANDING ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION: A CONCEPTUAL EXPLORATION OF CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND INTERVENTIONS

Delaying or postponing something is the act of procrastination. A prevalent issue among students is academic procrastination. This behaviour is associated with different variables like psychological, personal and pedagogical that affects the subject and leads him/her into postponing activities, influencing both academic and wellbeing’s levels. In the context of the students, this behaviour directly affect the teaching-learning process, also affecting their academic performance which is linked to a failure in the students self regulation process. This review paper attempts to study and explore the causes of academic procrastination among the undergraduate university students, the consequences it has on the students and the possible interventions or strategies aimed at reducing academic procrastination among the students.