Characteristics of Procrastination among Students in an Academic Context: A Qualitative Study

This research aimed to examine the experiences of students about phenomenon procrastination, investigating following questions: Are familiar with this and do they report forms behavior that can be characterized as procrastination? What are reasons for such behavior? How does procrastination affect their emotions? Does negatively psychophysical health? And finally, how deal negative consequences The study included 35 from Faculty Teaching, University "Džemal Bijedić" in Mostar. Qualitative was carried out obtain answers questions posed. Through focus groups students, topics were brought up date: sources on health adaptation behavior. results showed tend procrastinate. mainly lack motivation work, poor organization time, preoccupation other, more interesting things, fatigue, tasks too easy, well flexibility professors extend deadlines completion tasks. Also, reported affected health, however, despite this, not motivated change it.