A Cross-Culture Study of Academic Procrastination and Using Effective Time Management

Authors

  • Martina Košíková
    Affiliation

    Department of Mathematical Methods and Managerial Informatics, Faculty of Management, University of Prešov, Konštantínova 16, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia

  • Veronika Loumová
    Affiliation

    Department of Management, Faculty of Management, University of Prešov, Konštantínova 16, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia

  • Jana Kovaľová
    Affiliation

    Department of Managerial Psychology, Faculty of Management, University of Prešov, Konštantínova 16, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia

  • Petra Vašaničová
    Affiliation

    Department of Mathematical Methods and Managerial Informatics, Faculty of Management, University of Prešov, Konštantínova 16, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia

  • Viktoria Mykhaylivna Bondarenko
    Affiliation

    Department of Business-administration, Faculty of History and International Relations, Uzhhorod National University, Narodna Square 3, 880 00 Uzhhorod, Ukraine

https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.13348

Abstract

Duties, tasks, different situations or decisions need to be resolved on a daily basis. However, it often happens that because of over-information from different sides, an excessive number of tasks, the fast pace of life, and so on we tend to procrastinate important tasks for later. This phenomenon can occur in almost every area, including the academic area. This contribution, therefore, addresses the occurrence of academic procrastination and the establishment and use of time management by university students. The main objective is to identify possible differences in procrastination and the right use of time management in a cross-cultural context. A research sample consisted of 292 students from the Uzhhorod National University and from the University of Prešov, on which we surveyed the rate of procrastination and rate of time management through our own questionnaire. Subsequent testing of the obtained data revealed that there are statistically significant differences in procrastination between Ukrainian and Slovak students, but differences in time management have not been confirmed.

Keywords:

procrastination, academic procrastination, time management, cross-culture, students

Published Online

2019-11-29

How to Cite

Košíková, M., Loumová, V., Kovaľová, J., Vašaničová, P., Bondarenko, V. M. (2020) “A Cross-Culture Study of Academic Procrastination and Using Effective Time Management”, Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences, 28(2), pp. 121–128. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.13348

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