Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, and Procrastination

The present study was conducted to evaluate procrastination among students and its relationship with perfectionism and self-esteem. Asample of 100 college students comprising of 50 females from Kinnaird College for Women and 50 males from Forman Christian College a Chartered University Lahore were selected. Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS; Tuckman, 1991), Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS; Frost et al., 1990) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES; Rosenberg, 1965) were administered. Results of Pearson Product Moment Correlation revealed that perfectionism was positively correlated with procrastination. However, self-esteem was negatively correlated with procrastination and perfectionism. Independent Sample t-test analysis indicated that males scored higher on one dimension of perfectionism i.e. concern over mistakes and procrastination, whereas women had higher self-esteem. These findings highlighted the need for active measures to reduce the causes and consequences of procrastination for university students.