Perfecting Procrastination: A Quantitative Study of Perfectionism and Multifaceted Procrastination among Senior High School Students at De La Salle University-Manila

Proponent/s Name/s (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)

• Alyssa Miel C. Agana, De La Salle University, ManilaFollow
• Darryl Louis D. Li, De La Salle University, ManilaFollow
• Paola Andrea O. Mendoza, De La Salle University, ManilaFollow
• Adrianne F. Pacaldo, De La Salle University, ManilaFollow
• Harrison C. Serdena, De La Salle University, ManilaFollow

Document Types

Paper Presentation

Research Theme (for Paper Presentation and Poster Presentation submissions only)

Gender, Human Development, and the Individual (GHI)

School Name

De La Salle University, Manila

Track or Strand

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Research Advisor (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)

Cleofas, Jerome, V.

Start Date

25-6-2026 10:30 AM

End Date

25-6-2026 12:00 PM

Zoom Link/ Room Assignment

https://zoom.us/j/95274188371?pwd=bXhb7DQU3HQbLltdMsVaoT4A5iwGBr.1 Meeting ID: 952 7418 8371 | Passcode: research

Abstract/Executive Summary

Contrary to popular belief, the universal experience of procrastination is not merely a result of poor time management alone, but rather, a complex behavior driven by underlying psychological factors, among which is perfectionism. Under the influence of the nation's cultural norms, Senior High School (SHS) students are a critical group to study, as they face distinct academic pressures and other demands that may intensify these psychological dynamics. Despite numerous studies circulating in this field of research, the relationship between perfectionism and different forms of procrastination and how these may change over time in students remains underexplored in the Philippine context. Therefore, this study aims to quantify perfectionism to multifaceted procrastination, i.e., academic, bedtime, and exercise, among senior high school students at De La Salle University-Manila (AY ’25–’26). As such, this study employed a descriptive-correlational design to describe variable levels using standardized scales and to measure the kinds of relationships between perfectionism, strand, year level, and each procrastination type. The overall results indicate that, procrastination among SHS students is not solely explained by perfectionism, but by a more comprehensive and holistic view of the problem of self-regulation, since the relationship between perfectionism and the different domains of procrastination was not significant.

Keywords

academic procrastination, bedtime procrastination, exercise procrastination, perfectionism

Initial Consent for Publication

yes

Statement of Originality

yes