Title
Academic procrastination and anxiety in graduate nursing education in India: A mixed-methods inquiry into perceived learning disturbances
Authors
Sylvia Samuel Jebaraj1, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran2,*, Gomathy Priya Venkatachalam3, Srividhya Balasubramanian1, Baskaran Vasantha Dhanapal4, Srikalyani Murugan4 & Lakshmi Panchamoorthy4
Affiliation
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 2Department of Nursing Research, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 3Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 4Department of Psychiatric Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Sylvia Samuel Jebaraj -E-mail:
sylviadaniel1987@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran-E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Gomathy Priya Venkatachalam-E-mail: kgksavan@gmail.com
Srividhya Balasubramanian-E-mail: srusur@yahoo.com
Baskaran Vasantha Dhanapal-E-mail: basghee@gmail.com
Srikalyani Murugan-E-mail: sri.kalyani2727@gmail.com
Lakshmi Panchamoorthy-E-mail: aadhivarshini@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026
Abstract
Academic procrastination and anxiety are significant issues that negatively affect the well-being, learning and performance of graduate nursing students, yet their combined impact on learning disturbances remains underexplored. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the levels of academic procrastination and anxiety among nursing students, examined their correlation and explored student perceptions of learning disturbances. The findings revealed moderate levels of procrastination and anxiety, with a significant positive correlation between the two. Demographic factors such as gender, study hours and family income were associated with these issues. Thus, data shows the combined effects of academic procrastination and anxiety on nursing students, highlighting the need for targeted interventions such as stress-management and time-management programs.
Keywords
Academic procrastination; academic anxiety; learning disturbances; nursing students; mixed-methods; graduate education
Citation
Jebaraj et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5245-5249 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
