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. 2024 May 25;16(5):e61033. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61033

Table 1. Events frequently procrastinated by the participants (N=347) .

*Multiple responses are possible as each respondent can choose more than one event of procrastination from a list

SD: standard deviation

Sl. no Areas of procrastination* Procrastination score ≥4, n (%) Mean procrastination score ± SD
1 Keeping up with weekly reading assignments 124 (35.7) 3.15 ± 1.02
2 Studying for exams 109 (31.4) 3.03 ± 1.05
3 Writing a term paper 78 (22.5) 2.90 ± 0.92
4 Attendance tasks (meeting the advisor, making appointments with the professor) 52 (14.9) 2.5 ± 1.45
5 School activities in general 49 (14.1) 2.3 ± 1.06
6 Academic administrative tasks (filling out forms, registering for classes, getting identity cards) 43 (12.4) 2.21 ± 1.02