Also known as "deadline seekers", Active procrastinators prefer to delay tasks in order to self-induce pressure, motivate, and challenge themselves. Active procrastinators exhibit the following behaviors and characteristics:

• Strong perception and control of time.
• High reports of self-efficacy.
• High reports of extrinsic motivation, but low reports of intrinsic motivation.
• Preference for task-oriented coping strategies.

Unlike Passive procrastinators, Active procrastinators are more likely to report lower levels of stress and depression, while reporting higher levels of task completion and satisfaction. Active procrastinators may be hard to distinguish from non-procrastinators without proper learning analytics tools.