Student Procrastination Scale Test

See how much procrastination affects your school and daily tasks in about 4 minutes. Get a reliable snapshot you can use to target better planning, focus, and follow-through.

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October 2, 2025

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56/100

Student Procrastination (SP)

Measures how strongly a student tends to delay important academic and everyday tasks.

Low procrastination

Moderate procrastination

High procrastination

20 – 42: Low procrastination | 43 – 67: Moderate procrastination | 68 – 100: High procrastination

A score of 56 falls in the Moderate procrastination range, suggesting a noticeable tendency to postpone tasks that may intermittently interfere with study routines.

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Deadline-stressed students

46%OF USERS

Students who keep pushing tasks back and want a quick reality check on how much delaying is hurting their study results.

Exam and thesis planners

34%OF USERS

Students preparing for big academic milestones who use the test to spot last-minute habits early and adjust their approach.

Tutors and student counselors

20%OF USERS

Teachers and psychologists who screen a class or client group to understand typical procrastination levels and tailor support.

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Student Procrastination Scale (SPS)

Average

40.7

Normal range

26.7 — 54.6

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100

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures the tendency to delay academic and everyday tasks despite intending to complete them. The score reflects how strongly delay habits may interfere with studying.

How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?

Completion usually takes about 4 minutes. The questionnaire contains 20 items.

What time period should be considered when answering?

Answer based on typical behavior in recent months, not a single week or an unusual event. Use the response option that best matches usual frequency.

How should the items be answered?

Select the option that reflects how often the described behavior occurs. Answer every item and avoid spending too much time on any one question.

How should results be interpreted?

Higher scores indicate more frequent and persistent delaying of tasks. Results are screening information and should be interpreted alongside other academic and personal factors.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Student Procrastination Scale Test

procrastination

This self-report measure assesses procrastination tendencies in academic and everyday student tasks. The Student Procrastination Scale is intended to capture the frequency of delaying intended activities and related patterns of task avoidance.

The instrument includes 20 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Items are phrased to reflect common student situations (e.g., initiating coursework or preparing for evaluations), with responses summed to yield an overall index of procrastination severity. The Student Procrastination Scale is commonly used in educational and counseling settings to support screening, baseline characterization, and progress monitoring; it is not a standalone diagnostic tool. Ferrari and Lay are cited as the measure’s authors.

Author: C. H. Lay, J. R. Ferrari

Literature: Steel, P. The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin. 2007.; Tice, D. M., & Baumeister, R. F. Longitudinal study of procrastination, performance, stress, and health: The costs and benefits of dawdling. Psychological Science. 1997.; Ferrari, J. R., Johnson, J. L., & McCown, W. G. Procrastination and task avoidance: Theory, research, and treatment. Plenum Press. 1995.; Lay, C. H. At last, my research article on procrastination. Journal of Research in Personality. 1986.

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