PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

The Relationship of the Type of Procrastination

and Academic Stress of First Year Medical Students of PLM
Research Protocol

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

Medical Research

Submitted to:
Department of _______
PLM College of Medicine

Submitted by:
Section 1A
Group # 9

Abad, Jamaica Lorraine

Maranan, Mirzi Coleen

Salvania, Rizza Mae V.

November 23, 2017

 I. INTRODUCTION

Background

Procrastination, being defined as the delay or postponement of task, decision or

goal to the point of experiencing subjective discomfort (Ferrari, 2001; Gendron, 2005;

Solomon & Rothblum, 1984), has been given much attention in the academe. Aside

from given a negative notion, it is believed that procrastination affects nearly everyone

(Akerman & Gross, 2005). According to Cao (2012), procrastination is a self-

handicapping behavior that leads to wasted time and unfinished tasks. Furthermore,

procrastination does not just involve a difficulty in managing time. It also involves

cognitive, affective, behavioral and motivational components (Fee & Tangney, 2000;

Chu & Choi, 2005). Specifically, the cognitive component focuses on the irrational and

illogical factors leading to procrastination (Ferrari, 1994; Blunt & Pychyl, 2000); the

affective aspect relates to moods and emotions associated with procrastination (Ferrari,

1992); the behavioral component of procrastination refers to the action of putting off

tasks (Solomon & Rothblum, 1984); and the motivational aspect focuses on task value

and expectations including perceived competence and self-efficacy (Steel, 2007; Lee,

2005; Tuckman, 2007; Wolters, 2003).

Statement of the Problem

Significance

Procrastination has always been incorporated with the negative practices in

terms of school, work, and the like. But most people dont know that there are types of
procrastination, which is the active and passive procrastination. In connection with this,

the type of procrastination a student practices may be a factor that could affect their

perceived academic stress.

Scope and Delimitation

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Operational Definition of Variables

Research Objectives

This study aims to identify what kind of procrastination most medical students

practice and establish a connection of procrastination with perceived academic stress.

1. What type of procrastination do most medical students practice?

2. How does the type of procrastination affect the students perceived academic

stress?

III. METHODOLOGY

Research Design

Definition of Study Population

Method of Data Collection

Plan for Data Analysis

Method Matrix

Limitations of the Study

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