The relationship between self-control and tax aversiveness and students' academic procrastination

Journal of Educational and Learning Studies May 26, 2026 Volume 9, Number 1 3 authors

Abstract

Academic procrastination is a common phenomenon that negatively impacts student achievement. This study aims to examine the relationship between self-control and task aversiveness on students' academic procrastination. The study was conducted using a quantitative correlational approach on 285 students of SMA Negeri 8 Padang City who were selected using proportional stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed through simple linear regression. The results showed that self-control had a significant negative relationship with academic procrastination, while task aversiveness had a significant positive relationship with academic procrastination. These findings confirm that low self-control and high perceptions of task uninterestingness contribute to increased procrastination. The practical implications of these results can be the basis for developing guidance and counseling services to improve self-control and reduce task aversiveness.

Authors

  1. Indra Saputra

    Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia

  2. Firman Firman

    Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia

  3. Dea Aulia

    SMA Negeri Bernas Binsus

Keywords

Academic procrastinationSelf-controlTax aversiveness

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