Year: 2026 | Month: May | Volume: 13 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 482-488
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20260544
The Influence of Mood on Academic Procrastination Among University Students
Prof. Dr. Ni Luh Putri1, Ncihur Enliana Berutu2
1,2Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan dan Psikologi Universitas Negeri Manado, Manado, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Ni Luh Putri
ABSTRACT
Emotional states impair one’s ability to regulate and focus cognitive processes. Mood can arise at any time—a person who was laughing, joking, and highly enthusiastic in conversation an hour prior may become withdrawn for the rest of the day without any apparent reason or due to other factors affecting their mood. The research problem investigated whether mood exerts an influence on academic procrastination among Psychology students in the 2022 cohort. The objective of this study was to determine whether mood influences academic procrastination among Psychology students in the 2022 cohort. This study employed a quantitative research design with a population of 237 students from the 2022 cohort. A sample of 130 students was selected using the Isaac and Michael table with a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a Likert-scale questionnaire and psychological scale instruments. Prerequisite tests included normality and linearity tests. Hypothesis testing employed Simple Linear Regression analysis and the coefficient of determination test, conducted using SPSS Version 26. The regression coefficient in this study yielded a positive value, indicating that the direction of the influence of Mood (Variable X) on Academic Procrastination (Variable Y) is positive. Based on the significance value obtained from the regression test (0.000 < 0.05), it can be concluded that the Mood variable (X) significantly influences Academic Procrastination. The coefficient of determination for the influence of Mood on Academic Procrastination was 0.246, equivalent to 24.6%, indicating that mood accounts for 24.6% of the variance in academic procrastination. The remaining 75.4% is attributable to other factors influencing academic procrastination among Psychology students in the 2022 cohort.
Keywords: Mood, Academic Procrastination, University Students
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