Impact of Mindfulness and Self-compassion on Procrastination among University Students

Abstract

Aim of the Study: The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of mindfulness and self-compassion on reducing procrastination. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) and self-compassion have been increasingly recognized for their potential in addressing procrastination behaviors.

Methodology: The sample was taken from different universities. The total sample of the study was 300 (157 males and 143 females). The participants belong to different age groups, different qualification and different experience. Psychometric tools that were used for the assessment of participants included Mindful Attention Awareness Scale MASS-15 developed by (Brown and Ryan). Pure procrastination scale established by (Steel) and Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF) developed by Witte (Neff et al., 2011). SPSS-21 was used to establish and interpret statistical analysis on the gathered data.

Findings: The findings of this study indicated that mindfulness and self-compassion are positively correlated, whereas mindfulness and procrastination are negatively correlated. In addition, self-compassion and procrastination were also negatively correlated.

Conclusion: The research concluded that there was considerable positive relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion. However, mindfulness itself is negatively correlated with procrastination and also self-compassion is negatively correlated with procrastination.