COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) BASED ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION BEHAVIOR PROFILE

Abstract

Academic procrastination is an unnecessary delay behavior conducted in the kinds of academic tasks,
such as the final project or thesis. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy aimed
at helping individuals cope with the problem through the introduction, identification and modification of
the contents of individual cognition that does not work (dysfunctional) which may include assumptions,
attitudes, and rules are irrational and automatic negative thoughts. The purpose of this study are to get
an overview of academic procrastination that occurs at students from faculty of X, in doing their thesis,
based on CBT approaches to overcome academic procrastination, especially to overcome the delays
completion of thesis. This study uses quantitative and qualitative approaches, with purposive sampling
technique. The study subjects consisted of 32 students from faculty of X whom are working their thesis.
Based on Tuckman Procrastination Scale indicated that procrastination experienced by subjects in the
categories of mild, moderate to severe, with most results in the category of being mild and moderate.
From the results of in-depth interviews of 14 individuals from 32 subjects, revealed that the whole 

subject of procrastination in general display characteristics, namely: delay for a task that should not be
done, and the uncomfortable feeling during the deferment done.