Titre du document / Document title

Differential incidence of procrastination between blue-and white-collar workers

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

HAMMER Corey A. ; FERRARI Joseph R. ;

Résumé / Abstract

The present study compared chronic procrastination tendencies claimed by "white-collar" working adults (n = 141) with rates reported by Harriott and Ferrari (1996) of "blue-collar" working adults (n = 211). Participants completed reliable and valid measures of everyday procrastination tendencies (decisional, arousal, and avoidant), and socio-demographic items at one of several public forums. Results showed no significant difference between classes of working adults on age, gender, marital status, or the number of children, although "white-collar" workers claimed higher levels of education than "blue-collar" workers. "White-collar" workers also reported significantly higher scores on all three forms of chronic procrastination than "blue-collar" workers. It seems that professional employees report procrastination more frequently than unskilled workers. Further research is needed to explore the causes and consequences associated with differences in chronic procrastination by occupational group.

Revue / Journal Title

Current psychology   ISSN 1046-1310 

Source / Source

2002-2003, vol. 21, n^o4, pp. 333-338 [6 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Transaction Periodicals Consortium, New Brunswick, NJ, ETATS-UNIS  (1988) (Revue)

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 19603, 35400010947886.0030