Relationship of Coronavirus Anxiety and Academic Procrastination in Undergraduate Students

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Coronavirus anxiety and academic procrastination of Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery Faculty undergraduate students.

This descriptive-correlation study was conducted on the 2nd to 8th-semester undergraduate students (nursing, midwifery, operating room, and medical emergencies) of Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery Faculty who participated in the virtual education sessions from August 1, 2021, to January 30, 2022. The research tools were three electronic questionnaires; demographic questionnaire, Coronavirus Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS), and Solomon & Rothblum Procrastination Assessment Scale-Student (PASS). Data were analyzed using SPSS 26 software through correlation coefficient tests.

Academic procrastination had a significant correlation with coronavirus anxiety (r=0.317; p<0.01), psychological symptoms (r=0.335; p<0.01), and physical symptoms (r=0.244; p<0.01). Coronavirus anxiety significantly correlated with procrastination in preparing a project at a certain time (r=0.2; p<0.05), studying for exams (r=0.291; p<0.01), and regular and weekly study of lessons and doing homework (r=0.413; p<0.01).

Coronavirus anxiety is an important factor that causes academic procrastination and decreases learning.