Impact of Procrastination on Scholastic Performance in Undergraduate Dental Students in Khammam City

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): 2026 Volume -14 - Issue 1

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Impact of Procrastination on Scholastic Performance in Undergraduate Dental Students in Khammam City

Nadia Ahmed
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
Madhavi Padma
Professor and HOD, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
K.V.N.R. Pratap
Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
Srujan Kumar
Senior Lecture, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
Darshika Chandini
Senior Lecture, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.

Corresponding Author(s) : Nadia Ahmed

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International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research, Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): 2026 Volume -14 - Issue 1

Abstract

Abstract Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished and putting it off at a later time. Procrastination is believed to be highly prevalent among college students and detrimental to their academic performance. The study is to evaluate the prevalence of procrastination among dental students in Khammam city and to analyze its influence on their academic performance.


Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of procrastination among dental students in Khammam City.


Objectives: To assess the prevalence of procrastination among dental students based on age to assess the influence on procrastination among dental students based on year of study


Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 201 dental students, comprising 45 males (22.4%) and 156 females (77.6%) including. This survey included 15 questions exploring the impact of procrastination among dental study were analyzed based on gender, age and year of study using Chi-square tests to identify statistical significant differences.

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Academic performance, dental students, procrastination, psychological counseling, undergraduate students.
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Nadia Ahmed, Madhavi Padma, K.V.N.R. Pratap, Srujan Kumar, Darshika Chandini. Impact of Procrastination on Scholastic Performance in Undergraduate Dental Students in Khammam City. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Res. [Internet]. 2026 Feb. 26 [cited 2026 Mar. 8];14(1):216-20. Available from: https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/1758
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