The role of state and trait motivational regulation for procrastinatory behavior in academic contexts: Insights from two diary studies

Academic procrastination can theoretically be conceptualized as a failure in motivational self-regulation. It assumed that besides the mere use of regulation strategies, fitting strategies with current problem also have beneficial effects on academic procrastination. As both and over time fluctuating situation-specific behaviors, not only trait, but state fractions these constructs to considered. To elucidate interrelations between procrastinatory behavior regulation, we therefore examined trait use, fit, fit strategies. test their relevance for behavior, conducted two longitudinal diary studies 128 218 university students. Results growth curve modeling indicate varies persons, declines during exam preparation, reduced by using well-fitting Specifically, strategy were negatively associated while was not.