Sensation Seeking and Perceived Stress as Predictors of Procrastination

Abstract

This study aimed at understanding how sensation seeking and perceived stress act as predictors of procrastination. The study was conducted on 200 individuals from different academic and professional backgrounds, the age range was 16 to 40 years with a mean range of 23.81 years. Brief Sensation Seeking Scale, Perceived stress scale and Global Procrastination (GPS-9) was used to collect the data. A correlational design was used to. The results of the study indicate a significant positive relationship between sensation seeking and procrastination and a significant positive relationship between perceived stress and procrastination.