Niveles de procrastinación académica en estudiantes de primer semestre de la carrera de psicología Clínica de una universidad privada, Quito 2024.

Abstract

The present research project developed with first semester students of the clinical psychology degree, at a private university, where it seeks to identify the levels of academic procrastination Quito 2024. For which the Academic Procrastination Scale, Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students, was used. (PASS) this instrument describes not only the academic areas in which one procrastinates, but also the possible underlying reasons for doing so, this is why said instrument consists of two parts, for which it was evidenced that the most significant reasons why students of the clinical psychology degree procrastinate in the academic field are the following. 46.05% of the total sample. They state that, having set very high goals, they felt demotivated for not achieving them, due to their low self-esteem and the lack of tools to achieve their goals. The completion of the project has shown that intervention in procrastination can significantly improve academic performance when both emotional and cognitive aspects of students are addressed and emotional support should be essential components in educational programs.