Abstract

Objectives: The present study aimed to identify the level of existential vacuum and academic procrastination among female students at King Abdulaziz University, and to examine the nature of the correlational relationship between them. Methods: The descriptive correlational method was used. The study sample consisted of (433) female students, and the Existential Vacuum Scale and the Academic Procrastination Scale were administered. Results: The results revealed that the level of existential vacuum among the students was moderate, and the level of academic procrastination was also moderate. The findings also indicated a statistically significant positive correlation between existential vacuum and academic procrastination, where the Pearson correlation coefficient reached (r = 0.575). This indicates that higher levels of existential vacuum are associated with higher levels of academic procrastination among the students. Conclusions: The study recommends the importance of addressing existential aspects among students and designing counseling programs that enhance the sense of meaning in life, which may contribute to reducing academic procrastination. The study also recommends conducting further research to examine other variables such as academic major and academic level, in order to deepen the understanding of this phenomenon.