RÉSUMÉ
Objective:To explore the relationship among procrastination behavior,meta -cognitive and emotion of university students.Methods:A total of 468 undergraduates from 4 universities were surveyed by GPS,PANAS and MCQ-30.Results:①The undergraduates from liberal arts colleges reported more procrastination behavior than those from science colleges.② Cognitive confidence,positive beliefs,uncontrollability/danger,tendency to control thoughts,and negative emotion positively correlated to procrastination behavior;cognitive self-consciousness and positively emotion negatively correlated to procrastination behavior.③ Cognitive confidence,uncontrollability/danger and negative emotion could positively predict procrastination behavior.④Negative emotion mediated the relationship between uncontrollability/danger and procrastination behavior.Conclusion:Uncontrollability and danger are a significant predicator of procrastination behavior,and negative emotion has a significant mediation effect on the relationship between uncontrollability/danger and procrastination behavior.