Procrastinación académica y autorregulación emocional en estudiantes de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2021

Abstract

Academic Procrastination (AP) is the tendency of students to voluntarily postpone the development of academic activities. This behavior is associated with Emotional SelfRegulation (ES), since its failure would cause people to postpone the fulfillment of their academic responsibilities. The AE is the process that evaluates, monitors and modifies the emotional reactions, therefore, the purpose of this research was to determine the levels of Academic Procrastination and Emotional Self-regulation of the students of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca. This research had a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational approach. The sample consisted of 230 students. The Academic Procrastination Scale (EPA) and the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) were achieved, which assess conformity and disagreement with the abilities to change or eliminate the emotional experience. The results obtained determined that most of the students present a moderate level in PA (55.7%), while the level of AE was high in Cognitive Reappraisal (50%) and Emotional Suppression (38.3%). A significant low positive relationship (Rho=0.334) was also found between PA and Cognitive Reappraisal (PV=0.00) and a very low non-significant negative relationship between PA and Emotional Suppression (PV=0.54); On the other hand, no significant differences were found in the analysis of differences in PA and AE based on sociodemographic variables, with the exception of PA and academic cycle, also between SE and socioeconomic level or SE and academic cycle. According to the results obtained, it is concluded that the moderate level in AP presented by the students of the Faculty of Psychology represents that there is a balanced management of negative emotions through different EA strategies, in such a way that the adequate development does not correspond student academics; On the other hand, there is no evidence that sociodemographic variables are determinants of differences in PA or AE. And finally, it was found that there is a relationship between the variables PA and AE.