University students say procrastination is biggest threat to their academic performance

A new study reveals procrastination is the most disruptive academic challenge for university students, surpassing concerns like ADHD, anxiety, or financial stress. Nearly half of surveyed students identified it as the primary obstacle to their academic performance, with the same proportion reporting it causes significant distress—more than issues like depression or family pressures. The findings highlight how widespread and impactful the issue is among young learners, with over half saying it directly harms their ability to study. Researchers emphasize its outsized role compared to other common struggles faced by students.

More than half of US students surveyed said the problem damaged their ability to do academic work, study findsProcrastination is the biggest problem that can harm students’ academic performance at university, according to a study of more than 65,000 young people who placed it above issues such as ADHD, anxiety or financial worries.The study found that nearly half of the students surveyed named procrastination as the thing damaging their ability to do academic work, more than twice the number who named depression, while the same proportion said procrastination caused them significant distress above any other problems including family pressures or bullying. Continue reading...