Productive procrastination: academic procrastination style predicts academic and alcohol outcomes

Productive procrastination: academic procrastination style predicts academic and alcohol outcomes.

Productive procrastination replaces one adaptive behavior with another adaptive-albeit less important-behavior (e.g., organizing notes instead of studying for an exam). We identified adaptive and maladaptive procrastination styles associated with academic and alcohol outcomes in 1106 college undergraduates. Cluster analysis identified five academic procrastination styles-non-procrastinators, ac...

RUNNING HEAD: PRODUCTIVE PROCRASTINATION AND ALCOHOL Number of Tables: 3 Number of Figures: 1 Productive Procrastination: Procrastination Style Predicts Alcohol and Academic Outcomes

Applying Explanatory Style to Academic Procrastination

To better understand procrastination, researchers have sought to identify cognitive personality factors associated with it. The study reported here attempts to extend previous research by exploring the application of explanatory style to academic procrastination. Findings of the study are discussed from the perspective of employers of this new generation.

Values and Academic Procrastination 1 Running head: Values and Academic Procrastination Individual Values, Learning Routines, and Academic Procrastination

Relationships Between Academic Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Academic Procrastination

COPYRIGHT 2014 BY PSI CHI, THE INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY (VOL. 19, NO. 4/ISSN 2164-8204) In schools and the workplace, procrastination can be defined as freely postponing an action with the awareness of the detriment it may cause in the future (Steel, 2007). Procrastination is a widespread problem that is expected to increase in prevalence due to less controlling management stra...