Procrastination

Research Paper # 91374

Psychology

Procrastination

A psychological perspective of procrastination.

1,257 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2006 United States

Paper Summary:

Procrastination is leaving important tasks to be done later. This paper illustrates types of procrastination supplemented by psychological articles with quotations throughout. Procrastination is defined and discussed and a goal for eliminating procrastination is devised.

From the Paper:

"There are many different tests used today to measure academic procrastination. These include Van Eerde's (2003) questionnaire which has nine questions for each of the five categories for a total of 45 questions. The categories were: Time management, Avoidance reactions to a deadline, Worrying, Emotional Stability and Peer rating where the test has statements and the person tested has to rate themselves on a scale of one to five. These questions were presented to a group of people before and after taking a course and learning about time management. This is the major emphasis of the study, and it is crucial to achieving my goal as well. Another test, developed by Solomon and Rothblum (1984) as cited by Onwuegbuzie (2004) called the PASS (the procrastination Assessment Scale-Students) has six different categories, but with academic questions instead of personal ones. "

Sample of Sources Used:

Ferrari, Joseph R. (2000). Procrastination and Attention: Factor Analysis of Attention Deficit, Boredomness, Intelligence, Self-Esteem, and Task Delay Frequencies. Journal of Social Behavior & Personality; 2000 Special Issue, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p185, 12p, 2 charts. Retrieved February 1st, 2006, from Academic Search Premier.
Knaus, William J. (2000). Procrastination, Blame, and Change. Journal of Social Behavior & Personality; 2000 Special Issue, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p153, 14p, 1 chart. Retrieved February 3rd, 2006, from Academic Search Premier.
Brownlow, Sheila1 (2000). Putting off Until Tomorrow What is Better Done Today: Academic Procrastination as a Function of Motivation Toward College Work. Journal of Social Behavior & Personality; 2000 Special Issue, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p15, 20p, 4 charts. Retrieved February 5th, 2006, from psychinfo.
Van Eerde, Wendelien (2003). Procrastination at Work and Time Management Training. Journal of Psychology; Sep2003, Vol. 137 Issue 5, p421-434, 14p, 3 charts. Retrieved February 7th, 2006, from Academic Search Premier.
Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. (2004). Academic procrastination and statistics anxiety. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education; Feb2004, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p3-19, 17p. Retrieved February 7th, 2006, from Academic Search Premier.