From psychological distress to academic procrastination: Exploring the role of psychological inflexibility

Eisenbeck, Nikolett; Carreno, David F.; Uclés-Juárez, Rubén

doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.07.007

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“…Previous research has clearly shown a link between high levels of procrastination and psychological inflexibility. Eisenbeck et al (2019) found that procrastination and psychological distress were associated with psychological inflexibility and further, psychological inflexibility mediated the relationship between general psychological distress and procrastination. The role of psychological flexibility's sub-processes in procrastination among university students has also been studied, and it was found that committed actions were moderately negatively correlated with procrastination suggesting that committed action could be a promising variable in the study of procrastination (Gagnon et al 2016).…”

Section: Psychological Flexibility and Academic Self-efficacy Beliefsmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…It has been suggested that when exploring factors that maintain and cause procrastination, we have to widen the perspective to include a broader theory of regulation of inner experiences, namely, psychological flexibility (Hayes, 2004;Hayes et al, 2012). Recent studies concerning procrastination have brought up the importance of psychological flexibility in decreasing procrastination and suggest that procrastination may also result from person's psychological inflexibility (Eisenbeck et al, 2019;Gagnon et al, 2016;Glick et al, 2014;Scent and Boes, 2014).…”

Section: Time and Effort Management Skills Behind Procrastinationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding procrastination: A case of a study skills course

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Procrastination is consistently viewed as problematic to academic success and students’ general well-being. There are prevailing questions regarding the underlying and maintaining mechanisms of procrastination which are yet to be learnt. The aim of the present study was to combine different ways to explain procrastination and explore how students’ time and effort management skills, psychological flexibility and academic self-efficacy are connected to procrastination as they have been commonly addressed separately in previous studies. The data were collected from 135 students who participated in a voluntary time management and well-being course in autumn 2019. The results showed that students’ ability to organize their time and effort has the strongest association with procrastination out of the variables included in the study. Psychological flexibility also has a strong individual role in explaining procrastination along with time and effort management skills. Surprisingly, academic self-efficacy did not have a direct association with procrastination. Interestingly, our findings further suggest that time and effort management and psychological flexibility are closely related and appear to go hand in hand and, thus, both need to be considered when the aim is to reduce procrastination. The implications of the findings are further discussed.

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Section: Psychological Flexibility and Academic Self-efficacy Beliefsmentioning

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Section: Time and Effort Management Skills Behind Procrastinationmentioning

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“…Moreover, procrastination can also be a significant problem, as it generally affects 15-20% of adults [32]. Procrastination is positively correlated with psychological distress [33] and therefore, finding activities and approaches that can help deal with procrastination would be valuable. The costs of mental health problems in EU countries can be estimated by the costs of their treatment within health care systems and social security costs, as well as through lower worker productivity and lost working time.…”

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Effect of Viewing Video Representation of the Urban Environment and Forest Environment on Mood and Level of Procrastination

Bielinis

Simkin

Puttonen

et al. 2020

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A common problem among students is the problem of delaying important work activities, which is conceptualized as procrastination. Since procrastination can cause considerable costs for society, we would like to find a method to effectively alleviate the symptoms of this conditioning. It has been proven in an earlier study that staying in the forest environment increases vitality and reduces anxiety, and the negative state of these features can be associated with the intensification of procrastination symptoms. Therefore, it is likely that watching a forest video may decrease the probability or intensity of procrastination. To measure the impact of the forest environment on the level of procrastination of the subjects, a randomized experiment was carried out, in which the subjects watched in random order (on different days) one of two 15-min videos: one showing a walk in the forest area and one showing a walk in an urban environment (control). We measured the level of so-called ‘fluid procrastination’ including three aspects: ‘lack of energy to do the work’, ‘inability to get to work’ and ’pessimistic attitude to do the work’ with a set of questions the respondents completed before and after the experiment. The results showed that one aspect of fluid procrastination (‘pessimistic attitude to do the work’) can be effectively lowered by watching a video showing the forest environment. In contrast, watching a video of an urban environment increased the procrastination levels for two other aspects of procrastination (‘lack of energy to do the work’, ‘inability to get to work’). We also measured three other parameters before and after the experiment: mood state, restoration and vitality. Watching the video from forest area raised mood and restoration and watching the video from urban area, decreased mood, vitality and restoration. The study suggests that watching a video showing forest landscapes could be used as an effective remedy for problems related to procrastination among students.

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“…The focus is directed at students who are used to postponing their assignments. Academic procrastination can be defined as the voluntary delay to start or complete a relevant and time-sensitive academic task (Eisenbeck, Carreno, & Uclés-Juárez, 2019). This practice can be caused by a lack of self-efficacy and poor time management (Markiewicz, Kaczmarek, & Filipiak, 2017).…”

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Academic Procrastination Among Students: The Influence of Social Support and Resilience Mediated by Religious Character

Madjid

Sutoyo

Shodiq

2021

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Academic procrastination among students is a serious problem with significant consequences. Social support and resilience are considered to have an important influence on students’ academic procrastination. This study aims to prove and analyze the effects of social support and resilience on students’ academic procrastination before and after mediation by religious character. Structural equation model (SEM) analysis test was used on the academic procrastination of students influenced by social support and resilience and mediated by religious character. The study population comprised 10,271 students from 9 faculties. The total sample was determined to be 797 students on the basis of Slovin’s formula. The research model analysis was conducted using a two-step approach involving measurement model analysis and SEM analysis to analyze the relationship between all latent variables in the research model. The results show that social support from family, friends, and the school can reduce the level of academic procrastination. Resilience is found to reduce and exert a significant and indirect effect on academic procrastination after mediation by religious character.

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From psychological distress to academic procrastination: Exploring the role of psychological inflexibility

Cited by 60 publications

References 49 publications

Understanding procrastination: A case of a study skills course

Understanding procrastination: A case of a study skills course

Effect of Viewing Video Representation of the Urban Environment and Forest Environment on Mood and Level of Procrastination

Academic Procrastination Among Students: The Influence of Social Support and Resilience Mediated by Religious Character

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