en <div style=text-align: justify;><strong>Aims:</strong> This study was performed to determine the relationship between academic procrastination and anxiety in students of a university in the department of Apurimac, Peru.<br> <strong>Instrument & Methods:</strong> In this non-experimental, basic, descriptive-correlational study, the sample consisted of 196 university students from the first four cycles of Initial Education in 2020. Data collection was through surveys for which two questionnaires were used: the Academic Procrastination Scale (EPA) and the State-Trait Anxiety Questionnaire (STAI). Both instruments were found to be highly reliable (Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.8 in both cases). The descriptive and inferential analyses were carried out with SPSS 25 software. Spearman's Rho was applied to corroborate the value of the relationships.<span dir=RTL></span><br> <strong>Findings:</strong> Most of the students exhibited high levels of academic procrastination and anxiety. Inferential analysis showed a statistically significant (p<0.05) but direct and weak relationship (r=0.171) between academic procrastination and anxiety. State and trait anxiety were also evaluated and it was found that their relationship with academic procrastination was positive and weak (Pearson's r close to 0.25 in both cases).<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The constant practice of procrastinating behavior is a product of recurrent thoughts of postponing academic activities, which is part of the formation of the personality that the temperament and character of the individual.<br> </div> Academic Procrastination,Anxiety,State Anxiety,Trait Anxiety,Early Childhood Education, 455 459 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-66455-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 J. Vivar-Bravo JavierVivarBravo99@gmail.com 1003194753284600237378 1003194753284600237378 Yes Universidad César Vallejo, Lima, Perú F.I. La Madrid Rojas 1003194753284600237379 1003194753284600237379 No Ministery of Educacion, Lima, Perú D. Fuster-Guillén 1003194753284600237380 1003194753284600237380 No National University of San Marcos, Lima, Perú V.A. Álvarez Silva 1003194753284600237381 1003194753284600237381 No Catholic University Los Angeles of Chimbote, Chimbote, Perú Y. Ocaña-Fernández 1003194753284600237382 1003194753284600237382 No National University of San Marcos, Lima, Perú