Academic Procrastination Among University Post Graduate Students In Relation To Their Examination Anxiety

Abstract

The present study was conducted on “Academic procrastination among university post graduate students in relation to their examination anxiety”. Eighty postgraduate students from various departments of University of Jammu have been selected by using simple random sampling technique. Data were gathered by using two measuring scales: 1) Academic procrastination scale developed by Dr. Savita Gupta and Liyaqat Bashir 2) Examination Anxiety scale constructed by the researcher. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation test was performed to find out the relationship among postgraduate students with respect to their academic procrastination and examination anxiety. It has been concluded that there exists a significant and positive correlation between academic procrastination and examination anxiety among university postgraduate students in relation to their gender. Similarly, a significant and very strong positive correlation has been found among science stream students in relation to their academic procrastination and examination anxiety.