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Procrastination and addictive behavior: its relation and prevalence among university students
Kamenová, Sabina ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Gabrhelík, Roman (referee)
Procrastination is a phenomenon which is common in today's society and is recognised within the professional field. There are many studies focusing on links between procrastination and other behaviour factors, but it is lacking research. Focusing on the links between procrastination and addiction is the main topic of this work. The theoretical part is divided into three main chapters. The first chapter introduces the phenomenon of procrastination. The second chapter focuses on addiction and addictive behaviour. The third is the comparative chapter which will show things in common with procrastination and addictions. The practical part describes the prevalence of different types of procrastination and addiction in a number of students to confirm or disprove the theory of a possible relationship between these phenomena. Data was collected using quantitative research through questionnaires collected over the internet. The electronic data research was the result of a study over 252 students. Assuming that levels of procrastination are considered as "medium" and "heavy" (by Lay's procrastination scale) the figures show that 70.2% are classed as procrastinators, and 29.8% are classed as non-procrastinators. The percentage of hazardous drinkers of students was 27%. 15% had a risk of addiction and 6%...

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