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Essay On Active Procrastination

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Comparing psychological factors such as anxiety and self-confidence of varsity athletes in accordance to the type of sport, Zeng (2003) found out that individual sport athletes showed lower level of anxiety as compared to the athletes of team sports while in the self-confidence variable, team sport athletes reported higher levels. Relating this finding with the present study, one of the profile variables to be considered in this study is the type of sport. However, emphasizing combative sports is taken into account as another type of sport to be considered in comparing the levels of active procrastination and resilience.
Kajbaf et al. (2011) studied about the difference between male athletes of team and individual sports regarding psychological skills, athletic success motivation and emotional intelligence and found out that there was a significant difference between athletes of individual and team sports with respect to psychological skills and athletic success motivation but insignificant difference exists with regard to emotional intelligence. Findings were explained and attributed to the varied factors such as sports experience, training level, knowledge level, team motivational climate and sports …show more content…

Although Dela Cruz (2004) found out significant difference between male and female students in terms of procrastination, there is still a need to establish the sex differences in terms of active procrastination of university athletes. This study presumes that active procrastination is a coping strategy that implicitly signifies the presence of resilience among university students. Examination of active procrastination among athletes is a relatively new concept for local researchers since wellness of university athletes are often not given so much attention within university

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