Neuroticism and perfectionism as predictors of procrastination

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perfectionism and five factor personality with procrastination. The sample was 300 students (190 females, 110 males) who completed Procrastination Assessment Student-Scale (PASS), Big Five Inventory (BFI), and Tehran Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (TMPS). Pearson correlation and multiple regression through simultaneous were used for analyzing the data. The results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between extroversion with conscientiousness and openness and a significant negative correlation with neuroticism. There is a significant positive correlation between procrastination with all of the perfectionism scales and neuroticism and also neuroticism with all of the perfectionism scales. The results of multiple regression analysis also indicated that neuroticism and perfectionism predicted significantly academic procrastination. The results and its implications are discussed in the article.