PROCASTINATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AMONG EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS: SPECIAL REFERENCE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS IN SRI LANKA.

Abstract

Procrastination can be defined as the deliberate delay of a needed or committed task which can create several negative effects such as distress, physical health problems, poor work performance and poor academic achievement. This research paper provides in-depth knowledge by examining the procrastination on social networking sites among employed and unemployed social media users in Sri Lanka. The aim of the present study was to study and compare the level of procrastination on social media among employed and unemployed social media users since it is very important for every economy. Moreover, the study focuses on examining how procrastination on social media varies between males and females and the third objective is the investigation of the association between procrastination on social media and the level of education of these employed and unemployed social media users. Unemployment is a vital problem in the world today. A country like Sri Lanka with a moderate population (22 million) is likely to give a higher attention to this account. Unemployment declines the psychological well-being of work to the person and creates negative effects on the individual as well as the society. This study is based on positivistic research philosophy, deductive approach, and explanatory research design. In this study, the sample comprised 285 employed and unemployed respondents after removing the outliers. To measure the level of Procrastination five variables were used namely notification features, immersive decision features, surveillance of presence, identity features and interaction features. The result of the present study indicated that there is a significant difference exists between the level of procrastination on social networking sites among employed and unemployed social media users. Moreover, findings revealed that there is a significant difference between males and females too.