Cypriot Journal of Educational
Sciences
Volume 17, Issue 3, (2022) 752-764
www.cjes.eu
Academic procrastination and cyberloafing behavior: A case study
of students in Indonesia
Meily Margaretha
a*
, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8617-
1924
Susanti Saragih
b
, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5337-356X
Ana Mariana
c
, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3754-8374
Kristin Monica Simatupang
d
, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-
6128-5711
Suggested Citation:
Margaretha, M., Saragih, S., Mariana, A., & Simatupang, K. M. (2022). Academic procrastination and cyberloafing
behavior: A case study of students in Indonesia. Cypriot Journal of Educational Science. 17(3), 752-764
https://doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v17i3.6904
Received from December 12, 2021; revised from January 08, 2022; accepted from March 26, 2022.
©2022 Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi. All rights reserved.
Abstract
Internet is a tool widely used by students to advance online and offline learning, especially during the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)
pandemic. However, overdependence on internet use in the learning process may negatively affect the academic progress of students. Some
students delay submitting academic assignments without tangible reasons. Students often use the internet for activities unrelated to
academics. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cyberloafing behavior and academic procrastination of Indonesian
students during Covid-19 pandemic. The effect of self-regulated learning in explaining the relationship between cyberloafing behavior and
academic procrastination was also discussed. This study used a descriptive study. The data collection technique was the survey method with
the help of questionnaires. Sample size for this research was 732 students drawn from both the state and private universities in Indonesia.
The results of the study showed that cyberloafing significantly affects students’ academic procrastination. Moreover, the relationship
between these two variables was moderated by self-regulated learning. This research is expected to provide input to all parties involved in
the student learning process and help develop information technology integration in the learning process.
Keywords: academic, internet, cyberloafing, procrastination, regulation, technology
*
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE: Meily Margaretha, Universitas Kristen Maranatha, Bandung, Indonesia.
Email address: meily_margaretha@yahoo.com / meily.margaretha@eco.maranatha.edu