from a cultural perspective, students from both western and non-western cultures are found to exhibit academic procrastination, but for different reasons. students from western cultures tend to procrastinate in order to avoid doing worse than they have done before or from failing to learn as much as they should have, whereas students from non-western cultures tend to procrastinate in order to avoid looking incompetent, or to avoid demonstrating a lack of ability in front of their peers. it is also important to consider how different cultural perspectives of time management can impact procrastination. for example, in cultures that have a multi-active view of time, people tend to place a higher value on making sure a job is done accurately before finishing. in cultures with a linear view of time, people tend to designate a certain amount of time on a task and stop once the allotted time has expired.