Vol. 10, Issue 6, Part A (2024)

Abstract
Executive function is higher order cognitive function associated with self-regulation, self-control with a medium to the functions of plan, initiate, inhibit, organize and manage any task. Procrastination is a psychological behavior of delaying task that disturbs self-control and self-regulation. The aim of the study was to find out the effect of organized recreational games on executive function of female procrastinate students. Twenty female college students aged 21.9±2.15 years were selected out of two hundred female students based on the high score of Procrastination Scale Questionnaire. The subjects further divided into equal experimental and control group randomly. The experimental group performed organized recreational games for four-week with a frequency of three days per week. One-way ANCOVA indicated a significant improvement in executive function of experimental group than control group about 36.7% of effect size in partial eta square. The changes may be due to the anatomical changes in the brain that led to behavioral changes.