The portrait of the procrastinator: Risk factors and results of an indecisive personality

Tibbett, Thomas P.; Ferrari, Joseph R.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.014

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“…The tendency to discount delayed monetary outcomes, for example, has been linked to both lower conscientiousness and higher neuroticism (Manning, Hedden, Wickens, Whitfield-Gabrieli, Prelec, Gabrieli, 2014). Further, procrastination, the self-reported tendency to needlessly postpone important tasks, is associated with lower conscientiousness (Lee, Kelly, & Edwards, 2006; Tibbett & Ferrari, 2015; Watson, 2001). Extrapolating from these findings, one might expect that dread-sensitive choices are associated with higher scores in neuroticism and/or conscientiousness.…”

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Dread sensitivity in decisions about real and imagined electrical shocks does not vary by age.

Löckenhoff¹,

Rutt²,

Samanez-Larkin³

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Psychology and Aging

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Previous research has found age differences in intertemporal choices that involve trade-offs among events or outcomes that occur at different points in time, but these findings were mostly limited to hypothetical financial and consumer choices. We examined whether age effects extend to unpleasant physical experiences that elicit states of dread which lead participants to speed up the outcomes just to get them over with. We asked participants of different ages to choose among electrical shocks that varied in timing and intensity. We also assessed affective responses as a potential mechanisms behind age effects and considered other potential covariates. In Study 1, the choice task involved real outcomes and the sample consisted of younger and older adults. In Study 2, the choice task was hypothetical and the sample was an adult life-span sample. Across both studies, there was no evidence of age differences in the preferred timing of shocks. Instead, dread-sensitive choices were associated with higher conscientiousness. Age effects in dread-sensitive choices remained non-significant even after controlling for a range of age-associated covariates. We discuss possible explanations for the lack of age effects and consider implications for applied and clinical settings.

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Dread sensitivity in decisions about real and imagined electrical shocks does not vary by age.

Löckenhoff¹,

Rutt²,

Samanez-Larkin³

et al. 2016

Psychology and Aging

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“…Within the specific procrastination literature a strong debate emerged about whether decisional procrastination and general (or behavioral) procrastination are two overlapping constructs (Tibbett & Ferrari, 2015). Because of their high correlation, decisional procrastination should not be considered separately from general procrastination (Steel, 2007(Steel, , 2010, for instance, in line with Rassin's (2007) model of indecisiveness according to which procrastination is a manifestation of indecisiveness.…”

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How self-regulated learning strategies interfere between metacognitions and decisional procrastination

Palo

Monacis

Sinatra

2019

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Generally conceptualized as a failure of performance, procrastination has been a central focus of psycho-educational research. Among the various facets of the construct, decisional procrastination has been scarcely analyzed in relation with self-regulated learning strategies. Assuming a cognitive standpoint we investigated the linkage between decisional procrastination and metacognitive beliefs about procrastination, taking into account self-regulated learning strategies as potential mediators. A sample of 296 undergraduate students filled out a questionnaire measuring metacognitive beliefs about procrastination, concentration on academic tasks and interests in academic success, and decisional procrastination. The hypothesized model was partially confirmed: Results from structural equation model indicated that: (1) positive metacognitive beliefs about procrastination had an adverse impact on both concentration and interests; (2) concentration mediated the relationship between positive metacognitions and decisional procrastination. Although the results were preliminary in nature, they provided a basis for examining procrastination as a barrier to academic success. Some professional indications for education were suggested.

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“…A further distinction has concerned behavioral procrastination, decisional procrastination (Ferrari, 1994, 1998; Milgram and Tenne, 2000; Tibbett and Ferrari, 2015), arousal procrastination (i.e., procrastination due to the belief that one works best under pressure), and avoidance procrastination (i.e., procrastination due to imagined and actual fears) (Ferrari, 1992; Ferrari et al, 2009). Even though specific measures of these last types of procrastination have been questioned (Simpson and Pychyl, 2009; Steel, 2010), decisional procrastination is still an object of interest (e.g., Mirzaei et al, 2014; Fernie et al, 2016b).…”

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Decisional Procrastination in Academic Settings: The Role of Metacognitions and Learning Strategies

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Nowadays, university students suffer from a broad range of problems, such as educational underachievement or the inability to control themselves, that lead to procrastination as a consequence. The present research aimed at analyzing the determinants of decisional procrastination among undergraduate students and at assessing a path model in which self regulated learning strategies mediated the relationship between metacognitive beliefs about procrastination and decisional procrastination. 273 students from Southern Italy filled out a questionnaire composed by: the socio-demographic section, the Metacognitive Beliefs About Procrastination Questionnaire, the procrastination subscale of the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, and the Anxiety, the Time Management, and the Information Processing subscales of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory. Results showed that the relationship between negative and positive metacognitive beliefs about procrastination and decisional procrastination was mediated only by time management and anxiety. Such findings underlined the crucial role played by learning strategies in predicting the tendency to delay decisional situations and in mediating the relationship between metacognitive beliefs about procrastination and decisional procrastination.

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The portrait of the procrastinator: Risk factors and results of an indecisive personality

Cited by 47 publications

References 37 publications

Dread sensitivity in decisions about real and imagined electrical shocks does not vary by age.

Dread sensitivity in decisions about real and imagined electrical shocks does not vary by age.

How self-regulated learning strategies interfere between metacognitions and decisional procrastination

Decisional Procrastination in Academic Settings: The Role of Metacognitions and Learning Strategies

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