Is the Procrastination - ‘The Thief of Time’ a Friend or Foe? Evidence from Teachers in Sri Lanka

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the procrastination and well-being of the teachers in the government sector in the Elpitiya divisional secretariat of Galle district in Sri Lanka. This quantitative study focuses on five dimensions of procrastination which are fear of failure, job mismatch, dependence, difficulty in making decisions, and rebellion instead of control. The sample of study is 160 male and female teachers in selected schools. Data was gathered from teachers in the government sector in the Elpitiya divisional secretariat of Galle district in Sri Lanka for this study and analyzed using the SPSS data analyzing package. Results reveal that procrastination makes a negative impact on the well-being of teachers and study concludes that fear of failure, job mismatch, dependence, and difficulty in making decisions significantly and negatively impact the well-being of teachers while rebel instead of control is removed from the study model. Five hypotheses were accepted out of six hypotheses since H6 is rejected. Finally, several recommendations were suggested at the end of the study.