Table 2 Frequency and pattern of procrastinating among study participants, Saudi Arabia (n = 1093)
From: Assessment of chronic procrastination in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
Procrastinating | No | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
How often do you find yourself procrastinating? | Never | 3 | 0.3% |
Rarely | 39 | 3.6% | |
Sometimes | 287 | 26.3% | |
Often | 452 | 41.4% | |
Always | 312 | 28.5% | |
I usually wait until the last minute to do something | Strongly disagree | 34 | 3.1% |
Disagree | 174 | 15.9% | |
Unsure | 90 | 8.2% | |
Agree | 476 | 43.5% | |
Strongly agree | 319 | 29.2% | |
I often find myself doing tasks that I should have done days before | Strongly disagree | 38 | 3.5% |
Disagree | 104 | 9.5% | |
Unsure | 65 | 5.9% | |
Agree | 442 | 40.4% | |
Strongly agree | 444 | 40.6% | |
I’m not good at setting priorities. I treat everything as if it is equally important | Strongly disagree | 136 | 12.4% |
Disagree | 353 | 32.3% | |
Unsure | 131 | 12.0% | |
Agree | 246 | 22.5% | |
Strongly agree | 227 | 20.8% | |
I do not ask others for help | Strongly disagree | 52 | 4.8% |
Disagree | 194 | 17.7% | |
Unsure | 110 | 10.1% | |
Agree | 407 | 37.2% | |
Strongly agree | 330 | 30.2% | |
What areas do you procrastinate the most? | Academic/study tasks | 619 | 56.6% |
Home tasks | 152 | 13.9% | |
Health-related activities | 116 | 10.6% | |
Personal tasks | 109 | 10.0% | |
All tasks | 73 | 6.7% | |
Work/job-related tasks | 24 | 2.2% | |
How much time do you spend on procrastinating activities (such as social media and watching TV) daily? | < 1 h | 29 | 2.7% |
1–2 h | 120 | 11.0% | |
2–3 h | 150 | 13.7% | |
3–4 h | 210 | 19.2% | |
> 4 h | 584 | 53.4% | |
How often do you feel guilty or remorseful because you procrastinate? | Never | 9 | 0.8% |
Rarely | 28 | 2.6% | |
Sometimes | 126 | 11.5% | |
Often | 287 | 26.3% | |
Always | 643 | 58.8% | |