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Do Students Perform Better Under Pressure When They Procrastinate?
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course Code
Instructor’s Name
Due Date
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Do Students Perform Better Under Pressure When They Procrastinate?
Introduction
Many students often say they are ‘night owls’ who prefer to work and study
effectively under pressure, spare no time for studying, and only cram at the last minute. This
assertion has been considered true in most academic institutions for learners, especially
students in universities with many responsibilities. Thus, procrastination in this sense is
regarded as a strategic decision to leave everything to the last minute and then work
efficiently due to the rush. However, does this really help in the improvement of academic
performance under pressure, or does it have more adverse effects? This paper discusses the
psychological reasoning behind the statement that students are more productive when they
procrastinate. Based on two peer-reviewed research works of Kuftyak and To et al., this
paper aims to establish the correlation between procrastination, stress, self-control, and
academic performance in order to determine the efficiency of the performance under time
pressure.
Research Summary
The two articles, Kuftyak (2022) and To et al. (2021), were retrieved from Google
Scholar with relevant words like ‘procrastination,’ ‘academic performance,’ ‘stress,’ and
‘university students.’ Peer-reviewed articles published in the last five years for the college
student population were considered first. The desired articles contained quantitative
information and psychological evidence regarding the link between procrastination, stress,
and academic performance.
Study 1: Kuftyak (2022)
Kuftyak 2022 discusses the correlation between procrastination, academic stress, and
performance of students. Administered on a university student sample, the study used self-
completion forms on the level of procrastination, level of academic stress, and self-estimated
Do Students Perform Better Under Pressure When They Procrastinate?
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course Code
Instructor’s Name
Due Date
, 2
Do Students Perform Better Under Pressure When They Procrastinate?
Introduction
Many students often say they are ‘night owls’ who prefer to work and study
effectively under pressure, spare no time for studying, and only cram at the last minute. This
assertion has been considered true in most academic institutions for learners, especially
students in universities with many responsibilities. Thus, procrastination in this sense is
regarded as a strategic decision to leave everything to the last minute and then work
efficiently due to the rush. However, does this really help in the improvement of academic
performance under pressure, or does it have more adverse effects? This paper discusses the
psychological reasoning behind the statement that students are more productive when they
procrastinate. Based on two peer-reviewed research works of Kuftyak and To et al., this
paper aims to establish the correlation between procrastination, stress, self-control, and
academic performance in order to determine the efficiency of the performance under time
pressure.
Research Summary
The two articles, Kuftyak (2022) and To et al. (2021), were retrieved from Google
Scholar with relevant words like ‘procrastination,’ ‘academic performance,’ ‘stress,’ and
‘university students.’ Peer-reviewed articles published in the last five years for the college
student population were considered first. The desired articles contained quantitative
information and psychological evidence regarding the link between procrastination, stress,
and academic performance.
Study 1: Kuftyak (2022)
Kuftyak 2022 discusses the correlation between procrastination, academic stress, and
performance of students. Administered on a university student sample, the study used self-
completion forms on the level of procrastination, level of academic stress, and self-estimated
