| Student Category | Reasons for Academic Procrastination | Predictor Importance | Total Variance |
| Undergraduate | Laziness | 0.33 | 60.5% |
| Lack of Interest | 0.33 | ||
| Lack of Self Discipline | 0.25 | ||
| Impatience | 0.09 | ||
| Postgraduate Taught (Masters) | Lack of Self Discipline | 0.23 | 44.9% |
| Difficult Course/Assignment | 0.17 | ||
| Language Barrier | 0.14 | ||
| Overconfidence | 0.10 | ||
| Laziness | 0.09 | ||
| Illness | 0.08 | ||
| Confusion about values & goals | 0.07 | ||
| Lack of guidance | 0.06 | ||
| Negative influence of peers | 0.06 | ||
| Postgraduate Research (PhD) | Laziness | 0.21 | 53% |
| Illness | 0.21 | ||
| Negative influence of peers | 0.21 | ||
| Difficult Course/Assignment | 0.12 | ||
| Absence of Role Models | 0.07 | ||
| Teacher’s attitude & feedback | 0.06 | ||
| Impatience | 0.06 | ||
| Inability to study | 0.05 |