THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ON STUDENT BEHAVIOUR. PROCRASTINATION: SYMPTOM OR... ?

Abstract

In the current research we want to focus on appearing of the procrastinating behaviour in the academic environment. The procrastinating is the avoidance of doing a task which needs to be done - postponing until tomorrow what can be done today. Procrastination does not effect only the person´s work but also commonly involves feeling such as guilt, inadequacy, self-disgust, stress and depression. Recently the phenomena have appeared in the Hungarian higher education postponing the studies. The examination took place at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. 55 students (38 males, 17 females) took part voluntarily in the procedure from several faculties. The personality was measured by Psychological Wellbeing and Personality Inventory (PWPI) and the procrastination behaviour by the Questionnaire of Procrastination Types. The results of the questionnaires were analyzed and compared the two main types: procrastinators and non-procrastinators.