Procrastination in Relationship to Mental Health

Abstract

Procrastination is an act wherein one postpones activities or schedules or, worse, does not perform the tasks. The descriptive-correlational study aimed to determine the causes, mechanisms, consequences, and the correlation between procrastination and mental health among the senior high school students of Mahayag National High School. There were 280 respondents in this particular study. The first questionnaire measures one's procrastinating tendency, while the second measures one's mental health. The researcher underwent the Research Ethics Committee review procedures to ensure that the "do no harm" policy was duly observed and secured proper permission and consent. The results revealed that the respondents have a moderate level of procrastinating tendency. Regarding their mental health, mental health's positive effect cupped a good result, while the negative effect yielded a fair result. The researcher concluded that the respondents' most common procrastinating tendency is the ninja's cogon or ma. ana habit, running out of time and doing things intended to do days before. It is done in academic and household settings, manifested through watching television, going through social media accounts, and sleeping resulting in educational, psychological, and physiological consequences.