Theoretical Prerequisites for the Emergence of the Phenomenon of Procrastination: the Essence and Classification

Relevance. Today, the state of procrastination is becoming more widespread and has an accumulative character, directly affecting the success of the personality's activity, while highlighting its emotional and cognitive characteristics associated with the motivational sphere of the personality. Despite the mass prevalence and typicality of this phenomenon in the modern socio-technological way, domestic sociological science is scarce in research on the causes of procrastination, since it is a relatively new phenomenon in scientific understanding and requires detailed analysis.
The purpose is to determine the essence, features and factors of academic procrastination and to identify the significance of motivation in the structure of these factors.
The objectives of the study are to analyze foreign and domestic scientific studies for the interpretation of the phenomenon of procrastination, to determine the main components that affect the formation of procrastinating behavior, as well as to consider the classification of procrastination on various theoretical grounds.
Methodology. The writing of the article was based on the application of traditional general methodological principles of objectivity, scientific analysis and synthesis of literature on this issue. The application of a systematic approach made it possible to consider procrastination as a system in which elements, internal and external connections are highlighted, and to identify the functional purpose of its elements.
Results. The analysis of the scientific literature allowed us to formulate the author's interpretation of the phenomenon of procrastination, to pragmatically justify the classification of procrastination, which reflects the behavioral tendencies of people with a tendency to procrastination, and also allows us to apply this typology of procrastinatory behavior regarding the areas and spheres of procrastination.
Conclusions. The analysis of the scientific literature allowed us to formulate the author's interpretation of the phenomenon of procrastination, to pragmatically justify the classification of procrastination, which reflects the behavioral tendencies of people who have a tendency to procrastination, and also allows us to apply this typology of procrastinatory behavior regarding the areas and spheres of procrastination.

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