Imaginary & Deep Breathing Method to Decrease procrastination in University Students

Andi Megawati Mappiati Mardhatillah, Farah Amalina Dzakiyyah, Musykirah Ridwan, Nurul Aulia, Novita Maulidya Jalal, Wilda Ansar

Abstract


The objective of this study is to examine the impact of education related to procrastination on students' academic procrastination behavior. Academic procrastination is the deliberate act of delaying or postponing academic tasks that should be completed within a certain timeframe. The educational methods employed in this study include the imagination method, and breathing technique. The subjects of this study are male and female students aged 19-21 years, totaling nine individuals. The program procedure involves administering a pre-test to participants before starting the material, assigning a task to write a log-book after the material is delivered, followed by a post-test. The pre-test and post-test results were analyzed using SPSS. Based on the paired sample t-test conducted, a significance value of 2-tailed less than 0.05 was obtained, indicating that the behavior exhibited a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test. This finding provides evidence that the imaginary & deep breathing is significant to reducing procrastination levels.

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