en رويكرد شناختي رفتاري Cognitive behavioral پژوهشي Original Research Article <h2 data-end="5358" data-start="5282"></h2> <p data-end="5659" data-start="5360"><strong data-end="5372" data-start="5360">Purpose:</strong> Death anxiety is a core existential concern that can adversely affect students&rsquo; psychological well-being and academic functioning. This study examined whether academic procrastination mediates the association between problem-solving styles and death anxiety among university students.</p> <p data-end="6008" data-start="5661"><strong data-end="5673" data-start="5661">Methods:</strong> A descriptive&ndash;correlational, cross-sectional design was used. A total of 500 undergraduate students completed self-report measures of problem-solving styles (PSS), academic procrastination (TPS), and death anxiety (DAS). Structural equation modeling was conducted, and bootstrapping procedures were applied to test indirect effects.</p> <p data-end="6589" data-start="6010"><strong data-end="6022" data-start="6010">Results:</strong> The hypothesized mediation model showed acceptable fit. Maladaptive problem-solving styles were associated with higher academic procrastination, and higher procrastination was associated with higher death anxiety. The indirect effect of maladaptive problem-solving styles on death anxiety through academic procrastination was statistically significant. The direct effect also remained significant, indicating partial mediation. R&sup2; values indicated that the model accounted for a meaningful proportion of variance in both academic procrastination and death anxiety.</p> <p data-end="7094" data-start="6591"><strong data-end="6606" data-start="6591">Conclusion:</strong> The findings are consistent with a cognitive&ndash;behavioral&ndash;existential pathway in which maladaptive problem-solving patterns foster procrastination as an avoidance-based strategy that contributes to elevated death anxiety. Interventions that integrate problem-solving training with targeted approaches to reduce procrastination and avoidance may help address students&rsquo; mental health concerns and related maladaptive academic behaviors in university counseling and similar clinical settings.</p> Keywords: Academic procrastination, Death anxiety, Problem-solving styles, Avoidance behavior, University students, Mediation model 0 0 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1116-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Erfan Ghaderian fke.gh.821@gmail.com No University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Saba Kaviani sabakaviani35@gmail.com No University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Mohammad Bagher Kajbaf M.B.KAJ@EDU.UI.AC.IR Yes University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran