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Decisional and Behavioral Procrastination: How They Relate to Self-Discrepancies
Journal of Social Behavior and Personality
  • Lucia E Orellana-Damacela, Loyola University Chicago
  • R Scott Tindale, Loyola University Chicago
  • Yolanda Suárez-Balcázar, Loyola University Chicago
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Publication Date
1-1-2000
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Abstract

A self-discrepancy is a gap between the perceived real self and other standards like the ideal self. One hundred and eighty-one college students completed a self-report measure of self-discrepancies and decisional and behavioral procrastination. Regression analysis showed that overall dysfunctional procrastination (the composite measure of both kinds of procrastination) significantly varied as a function of self-discrepancies. The amount of variance explained was small. Those scoring high in self-discrepancies were more likely to be dysfunctional procrastinators than those scoring low. The discrepancy between the actual-self and the ought-to self was the strongest predictor of dysfunctional procrastination. When decisional and behavioral procrastination were analyzed separately, only decisional procrastination significantly varied as a function of self-discrepancies.

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Orellana-Damacela, L. E., Tindale, R. S., & Suarez-Balcazar, Y. (2000). The impact of self-descrepancies on people's tendency to procrastinate. Journal of Personality and Social Behavior, 15, 225-238.