Authors : Priyamvada

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 2 - February

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26feb892

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Abstract : This study examined the predictive influence of identity crisis (encompassing identity achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, and identity diffusion), daydreaming frequency, and emotional regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) on procrastination among college students. A sample of 220 individuals (aged 18-25 years) from the Delhi NCR region participated. Data were collected using the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), the Daydreaming Frequency Scale (DDFS), and the Objective Measure of Ego-Identity Status (OMEIS). Multiple regression analysis indicated that daydreaming was a significant positive predictor of procrastination. Conversely, identity crisis and emotional regulation strategies did not emerge as significant predictors of procrastination in this cohort. These findings suggest that internal cognitive distractions, such as daydreaming, exert a more pronounced influence on procrastination behaviors in young adults compared to identity-related or emotional regulation factors.

Keywords : Procrastination, Identity Crisis, Daydreaming, Emotional Regulation, College Students.

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