title: Compulsive procrastination: some self-reported characteristics.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Life Studies, Cazenovia College, NY 13035.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013998:Time Perception