In this paper, we develop an externalist understanding of procrastination and, in particular, of our how our distributed will and its supportive social scaffolding enables us to keep procrastination in check (to the extent that we are able to). Thinking about procrastination in this way has several attractive implications. It provides an explanation of individuals’ ability to stave off procrast...

We examine self-control problems — modeled as time-inconsistent, presentbiased preferences—in a model where a person must do an activity exactly once. We emphasize two distinctions: Do activities involve immediate costs or immediate rewards, and are people sophisticated or naive about future self-control problems? Naive people procrastinate immediate-cost activities and preproperate—do too soon...

This study examined protective behavioral strategies (PBS) as a potential mediator and moderator of the relationship between self-regulation and alcohol-related consequences. Participants were 249 first-year undergraduate men and women. The use of PBS partially mediated the relationship between self-regulation and alcohol-related problems (i.e., supporting the "self-control equals drinking cont...

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of academic procrastination behavior among preservice teachers, and its relationship with demographics and individual preferences. The participants were 580 students who were studying in different major fields at the Faculty of Education in Pamukkale University. The age range varied from 19 to 28. In this study, Aitken’s Procrastination Inv...

The COVID-19 has had a widespread impact on all aspects of life. government undertaken numerous restrictive attempts to sever the virus transmission chain. In education sector, one is apply certain learning models. For instance, online model been used in place face-to-face across academic and non-academic services. Educators have faced several obstacles, including procrastination. Academic proc...