Titre du document / Document title

Rethinking procrastination : Positive effects of active procrastination behavior on attitudes and performance

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

HSIN CHUN CHU Angela ⁽¹⁾ ; JIN NAM CHOI ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Organizational Psychology Columbia University, New York, New York, ETATS-UNIS
⁽²⁾ Faculty of Management McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

Résumé / Abstract

Researchers and practitioners have long regarded procrastination as a self-handicapping and dysfunctional behavior. In the present study, the authors proposed that not all procrastination behaviors either are harmful or lead to negative consequences. Specifically, the authors differentiated two types of procrastinators: passive procrastinators versus active procrastinators. Passive prograstinators are procrastinators in the traditional sense. They are paralyzed by their indecision to act and fail to complete tasks on time. In contrast, active procrastinators are a positive type of procrastinator. They prefer to work under pressure, and they make deliberate decisions to procrastinate. The present results showed that although active procrastinators procrastinate to the same degree as passive procrastinators, they are more similar to nonprocrastinators than to passive procrastinators in terms of purposive use of time, control of time, self-efficacy belief, coping styles, and outcomes including academic performance. The present findings offer a more sophisticated understanding of procrastination behavior and indicate a need to reevaluate its implications for outcomes of individuals.

Revue / Journal Title

The Journal of social psychology    ISSN  0022-4545   CODEN JSPSAG 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 145, n^o3, pp. 245-264 [20 page(s) (article)] (1 p.3/4)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, ETATS-UNIS  (1930) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Human

;

Personality

;

Time perception

;

Motivation

;

Stress

;

Coping

;

Strategy

;

Self efficacy

;

Procrastination

;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Homme

;

Personnalité

;

Perception temps

;

Motivation

;

Stress

;

Coping

;

Stratégie

;

Efficacité personnelle

;

Procrastination

;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Hombre

;

Personalidad

;

Percepción tiempo

;

Motivación

;

Estrés

;

Coronación

;

Estrategia

;

Eficacia personal

;

Procrastinación

;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

coping strategies

;

procrastination

;

self-efficacy

;

time management

;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 3008, 35400012458528.0010