Abstract: The practice of putting off academic work till the last minute is quite prevalent among undergraduate students. Using time management and self-regulation as mediators, this study aims to examine how academic procrastination affects students' sense of self-esteem. To understand the correlation, we used protection motivation theory where self-esteem is considered as threat, academic procrastination is the behavior, poor time management as threat appraisal and self-regulation is considered as coping appraisal. The research is conducted on undergraduate students selected through convenience sampling method and primary data are collected through.....
Keywords: Academic Procrastination; Self-esteem; Self-regulation; Time management; Protection Motivation Theory.
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