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Compulsive Procrastination: Some Self-Reported Characteristics

1991; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 68; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2466/pr0.1991.68.2.455

1558-691X

Joseph R. Ferrari,

Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

In Sample 1, 46 procrastinators compared with 52 nonprocrastinators claimed lower self-esteem, greater public self-consciousness and social anxiety, and a stronger tendency toward self-handicapping. In Sample 2, 48 procrastinators compared with 54 nonprocrastinators reported a weaker tendency toward seeking self-identity information but a stronger tendency toward a diffuse-identity style, yet there were no significant differences in verbal and abstract thinking abilities. Further research must provide evidence for persistent procrastination as a personality disorder that includes anxiety, avoidance, and a fear of evaluation of ability.