Role of Perfectionism and Mindfulness in Predicting Procrastination among Research Scholars

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Page: 412-416

Sunita Devi and Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

Researchers face various obstacles in the academic setting that might negatively impact their general mental health and productivity. Procrastination is one such difficulty; it is the deliberate postponement of planned acts even without knowledge of their detrimental effects. The research aimed to examine the impact of perfectionism and mindfulness on the tendency of research researchers to procrastinate. In this research study, 125 research scholars (69 female & 56 male) in the age range of 20 to 40 years were included. Self-reported measures assessed the variables, i.e., perfectionism, mindfulness, and procrastination. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and regression were performed to investigate the variables. The result revealed a significant and negative correlation between procrastination and mindfulness (r=-0.594) and perfectionism and mindfulness (r=-0.312). On the other hand, procrastination and perfectionism showed a positive correlation (r=0.345). Finally, perfectionism and mindfulness were significant predictors of procrastination among research scholars. Perfectionism and procrastination can have detrimental impacts. One possible remedy for these problems is mindfulness, which is the practice of keeping a non-judgmental awareness of the present moment. Conclusively, procrastination is more common among research researchers who exhibit high levels of perfectionism and poor mindfulness. Procrastinating habits might be lessened by perfectionism’s negative consequences when mindfulness is present.