In undergraduate populations, academic procrastination (AP) is a common behavior problem which not only affects academic performance but also has a negatively associated with students' mental health. Additionally, exploring its influencing factors and underlying mechanism is of great significance. In this research, 401 undergraduate students were selected as participants and data were collected through a questionnaire survey. SPSS 27.0 and PROCESS 4.1 were used to examine the effect of academic stress(AS) on AP and the moderating role of self-deception(SD). The results showed that AS was significantly and positively correlated with AP. However, the moderating effect of SD was not significant. These findings illustrate that AS is an important factor contributing to AP among college students. The universities should pay greater attention to the management of AS when intervening in students' academic procrastination. In the future, research may further explore and include variables that are more closely related to learning behavior in order to reveal the formation mechanism of AP among universities' students more deeply.
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