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Academic satisfaction and academic procrastination among Brazilian university students: The mediating role of procrastination motives

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Resumo:Background: Academic procrastination is a pattern of non-strategic task postponement associated with lower self-regulation and poorer adjustment to higher education. Objective: To examine the association between academic satisfaction and academic procrastination, as well as the mediating role of procrastination motives, in undergraduate and graduate students. Method: A total of 1,137 Brazilian students participated (81% undergraduate; 19% graduate) in an online survey comprising the Brief Inventory of Academic Procrastination, the Academic Procrastination Motives Scale, and the Academic Life Satisfaction Scale. Associations were examined using regression and mediation models. Results: Academic satisfaction was significantly associated with academic procrastination, accounting for approximately 14% of its variance among undergraduate students and 19% among graduate students. Procrastination motives—particularly anxiety, laziness, perceived inability, fatigue, and perfectionism—partially mediated this association, although a substantial proportion of the association remained direct. Conclusions: The findings suggest that academic satisfaction and procrastination motives are relevant dimensions for understanding procrastination in higher education. Institutional strategies aimed at improving the academic experience and fostering task self-regulation may contribute to reducing procrastinatory tendencies among undergraduate and graduate students.
Autores principais:Mattos Garcia da Rosa, Calebe
Outros Autores:Centurion Cabral , João Carlos; Wanglon Veleda, Gessyka; Neiva-Silva , Lucas
Assunto:Academic procrastination Academic satisfaction Procrastination motives University students Cross-sectional studies Estudantes universitários Motivações para procrastinar Procrastinação acadêmica Satisfação acadêmica Estudos transversais
Ano:2026
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:unknown
Instituição associada:Instituto Superior Miguel Torga
Idioma:português
Origem:Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social

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