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Procrastination hurts college grades more than stress or anxiety, study finds
Procrastination has a bigger negative impact on college academic performance than stress or anxiety, a study found. Analysis of health survey data from 65,950 students at 97 U.S. higher education institutions showed 72.3 percent experienced procrastination in the past year. While stress was slightly more common at 73.8 percent, procrastination most often harmed grades, cited by 45.4 percent. The findings were published in PLOS One.