procrastinators have been found to receive worse grades than non-procrastinators. tice et al. (1997) report that more than one-third of the variation in final exam scores could be attributed to procrastination. the negative association between procrastination and academic performance is recurring and consistent. the students in the study not only received poor academic grades, but they also reported high levels of stress and poor self-health. howell et al. (2006) found that, though scores on two widely used procrastination scales were not significantly associated with the grade received for an assignment, self-report measures of procrastination on the assessment itself were negatively associated with grade.