The features of the emotional sphere of the procrastinator

Abstract

Introduction. The relevance of the study of procrastination as an integral personal construct is substantiated in the article. The author focuses on the specific manifestation of the emotional aspect of this phenomenon. The purpose of the work is to determine the features of the affective sphere of the individual prone to procrastination. The following methods were used in the work: the technique of procrastination diagnostics proposed by O. Zhuravlova and O. Zhuravlov; P Steel “Pure Procrastination Scale” test; F. Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory questionnaire. (FPI). Results of the research. The close relationship between the emotional sphere and the level of formation of the procrastination of the testimonials is evidenced by the considerable number of revealed correlations between the constructs. The most significant correlation of indicators of the integral level of procrastination is recorded with the value on “the Depression scale”. That is, the frequency of respondents' dilatory behavior increases in proportion to the decline in their mood. With the increase in the general level of procrastination formation in the subjects at the same time more pronounced tendency to manifest irritability. A direct correlation between the general indicators of the integral level of procrastination is also observed with the values on “Reactive aggressiveness scale” and “Situational aggressiveness scale”. It was confirmed during the analysis was the hypothesis of a simultaneous increase in personality propensity to delay important tasks and neuroticism. The increase in the level of procrastination of the subjects is accompanied by an increase in indicators on “Shyness scale”, which reflects the tendency to stress response to habitual life situations. It is revealed that the more pronounced is the tendency of a person to procrastinate, the less stable is his emotional state, as evidenced by the direct correlation of procrastination with emotional lability. Despite the significant number of correlations of procrastination with indicators of the emotional state of the respondents, as a result of the regression analysis, the predictor of this construct is only depression. Conclusions. In the empirical study, it was found that maladaptation is characterized by both the general emotional background of persons prone to procrastination and their specific emotional patterns.