Academic procrastination and its characteristics: A Narrative Review

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...

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...

Academic Procrastination: Frequency and Cognitive-Behavioral Correlates

This study investigated the frequency of college students' procrastination on academic tasks and the reasons for procrastination behavior. A high percentage of students reported problems with procrastination on several specific academic tasks. Self-reported procrastination was positively correlated with the number of self-paced quizzes students took late in the semester and with participation i...

Procrastination, Academic Success and the Effectiveness of a Remedial Program

Procrastination, Academic Success and the Effectiveness of a Remedial Program Procrastination produces harmful effects for human capital investments and studying activities. Using data from a large sample of Italian undergraduates, we measure procrastination with the actual behaviour of students, considering the delay in finalizing their university enrolment procedure. We firstly show that proc...

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.