Academic Procrastination in Medical Students from Paraguay in 2022

As main objectives, this research aims to determine the level of academic procrastination of medical students in Paraguay in 2022 and describe their sociodemographic characteristics. For this, the researchers conducted an observational cross-sectional study. Likewise, they applied the Garci a-Marti nez and Silva (2019) questionnaire, which was disseminated through the social networks of students from public and private universities in Paraguay between May and October 2022. Procrastination was determined with the dimensions of task postponement, academic self-regulation and the influence of technology using 22 questions, answered with a scale of Likert. Sociodemographic variables were also evaluated. The variables were submitted to an exploratory factor analysis to investigate the underlying dimensions, constructs, or latent variables observed. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Universidad Privada del Este, Paraguay. The researchers surveyed 188 students, with a predominance of females (64.9%). The average age was 24 & PLUSMN; 4 years, 31.9% reside in Asuncion, and 81.4% lack their own economic income. Procrastination was detected in 73 students (38.8%). In conclusion, procrastination was detected in 38.8% of medical students; therefore, it is recommended to investigate the causes of this situation.