Procrastination Quiz for Students: Take This Comprehensive Test of Academic Procrastination

The PASS questionnaire was developed by Solomon & Rothblum in 1984 to conduct research on procrastination among students.

This test is a detailed and comprehensive 44-item scale composed of two sections: the first section evaluates the prevalence of procrastination in six academic areas, and the second section assesses the reasons behind procrastination.

The First Section: 

This section evaluates two aspects of academic functioning: (01) the prevalence of procrastination and (02) the student’s willingness to overcome his procrastination.

This section involves 18 items. Each item is scored based on a 5-point Likert scale. (Never, Almost never, Sometimes, Nearly, Always).

The maximum score for this section is 90 points, distributed as follows: prevalence of procrastination (60 points); willingness to overcome procrastination (30 points).  

The Second Section: 

This section is composed of 26 items that assess the different reasons for procrastination on academic tasks.

This section identifies 13 possible reasons for procrastination, which are as follow

1. Perfectionism : is imposing unreasonable standards for yourself and being overly self-critical (e.g. you believe that not getting straight A’s in your exams is not an option).
   
   
2. Evaluation anxiety : be afraid of having your work or performance judged and evaluated (e.g. you worry that your presentation will be negatively judged by your teacher and classmates).
   
   
3. Low self-esteem: having a poor sense of your own value and thinking badly about yourself (e.g. you don’t think you are capable of passing your exams).
   
   
4. Aversiveness of task : the unpleasant feeling you associate with doing a task (e.g. you hate writing essays because you feel that it is a daunting and boring).
   
   
5. Laziness : the unwillingness to exert any effort to achieve your goals (e.g. you have no desire to work on your school project due in a month).
   
   
6. Time management problem : problems with organizing your time and planning your tasks efficiently (e.g. you have a hard time prioritizing different assignments and you often miss deadlines).
   
   
7. Difficulty making decisions : having a hard time making decisions about what to do and when to do it (e.g. you are unable to decide what will be the subject of your research project).
   
   
8. Peer pressure : is the influence that your social circle (classmates or friends) have on you (e.g. missing classes because your classmates-friends decided to do so).
   
   
9. Dependency : being overly reliant on others, like a classmate or a teacher (e.g. you depend on a classmate to help you with your assignments).
   
   
10. Lack of assertion : lack of confidence to rightfully act in a certain way (e.g. being hesitant to ask the teacher during class).
    
    
11. Risk taking : is doing something that involves risks and potential negative outcomes (e.g. not working on a school project despite the risk of failing your academic year).
    
    
12. Fear of success: worry about the potential consequences of your achievement (e.g. you worry that if you succeed, people will always expect the best from you).
    
    
13. Rebellion against control: hate being told what to do and resent authority (e.g. you resent working under a deadline set by your teacher).

This section will highlight the most important reasons for procrastination and provide results in the form of percentages for each of the 13 reasons.

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