Analysis of procrastination factors - Problem Identification

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Analysis of procrastination factors

Compared with middle school students and working people, the tasks that college students most need to complete in daily life, and also the tasks that college students like to delay most include completing homework, attending classes, and club activities.


The different environments in which college students carry out these activities also lead to different reasons for delays. Combined with the existing literature and analysis, the reasons for the delay of college students can be divided into two aspects: objective and subjective factors.


External factors

1 Time flexibility -Time self-control

University time is relatively abundant and free, and college students can arrange their time more freely. Also because of the increase in time flexibility, college students arrange their spare time as rich as possible, and it is also because this gradually makes college students lose their sense of tension and become relaxed and slack. Time self is an enhancement of time management ability, but on the other hand, it can lead to procrastination.

2 The Internet is well developed and smartphones are popular.

With the progress and development of the times, network technology has become more mature, and mobile phones have gradually become an indispensable part of life. College students are also easily attracted by various forms of online content. And this kind of situation goes back and forth, step by step, lets college students develop the bad habit of procrastination.

3 Resistance to difficult tasks

Everyone likes simple and rewarding tasks. When they accept the task, they will have the anticipation of the results. Reward and satisfy one's curiosity. On the contrary, if we accept a challenging task, due to the difficulties and challenges brought about by the task, our confidence and passion will be gradually worn down, which will lead to rebellion, and procrastination is accompanied by this psychology and affects the progress of the task.

4 Relaxation of the environment

For college students, college life is relatively easy. After finishing the stressful study life in high school, our brains begin to relax and we can begin to enjoy this relaxing time. Therefore, when we are faced with a task, the brain is still in a relaxed state.  It’s time to catch up with this job, and when this happens repeatedly, our brains will become accustomed to it, and this has become the cause of college students’ procrastination.


Internal factors


1 Personal character factors

2 Cognitive differences

3 Differences in learning ability

4 The influence of perfectionism and achievement motivation

For people who are strict with themselves, everything is as perfect as possible.



According to the external factors I have investigated now, for my app users, I decided to switch from mobile app design to desktop app to avoid users playing mobile phones.


I usually chat with college students around me and ask them whether they prefer to use it on a mobile phone or a computer for my type of app design. They prefer computer apps because they will avoid playing on mobile phones and will not be distracted when using apps.




Zhu, H., Wang, X., Zhao, J., Wu, Q. and Sun, Y., 2021. Analysis on the Causes of University Students' Procrastination Behavior and Research on the Influence of Behavior Mechanism. [online] researchgate. Available at: <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337267735_daxueshengtuoyanxingweidexingchengyuanyinfenxijixingweijizhiyingxiangyanjiu> [Accessed 03 Feb 2021].


Students, T., 2021. Time Management for Students - The Complete Guide. [online] Test Prep Champions. Available at: <https://www.testprepchampions.com/2017/08/time-management-for-students.html> [Accessed 02 March 2021]. 

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