General Procrastination Scale
Psychology: Personality1 sample item
About this scale
Procrastination is the postponing of more important activities for less important ones. In the above video, the following two reasons for procrastination are given:
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Notes
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Source & citation
Lay, C.H. (1986). At Last, My Research Article on Procrastination. Journal of Research in Personality, 20 , 474-495. | Ferrari, J.R. (1992). Psychometric Validation of Two Procrastination Inventories for Adults: Arousal and Avoidance Measures. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 14 , 97-110.
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