A study on procrastination and achievement motivation among young adults during lockdown

Abstract

Aim: Procrastination is defined as the act of putting off or delaying an action to a later time (Bachrach, 2012). Achievement motivation is affect in connection with evaluated performance in which competition with a standard of excellence was paramount. (McClelland, Atkinson, Clark, & Lowell, 1953). The present study aimed to investigate the level of procrastination and achievement motivation among young adults during lockdown. This study was conducted during the COVID-19 outbreaks; thus, the study helps to understand the level of procrastination and achievement motivation among young adults during this uncontrollable and unpredictable situation, i.e, lockdown.  Methods: The study was conducted on 100 young adults aged 18 to 24 years, out of which 50 were females and 50 were males, through purposive sampling techniques. Procrastination scale (Lay, 1986), The Achievement motivation scale (John Ray,1990) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by using independent sample t-test, Pearson product moment correlation. Result: Result of the study showed that there is no significant difference in procrastination among young adults across gender. There is no significant difference in Achievement motivation among young adults across gender.  There is a significant correlation between procrastination and achievement motivation.