Understanding academic procrastination: A Longitudinal analysis of procrastination and emotions in undergraduate and graduate students

Rahimi, Sonia; Hall, Nathan C.; Sticca, Fabio

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Understanding academic procrastination: A Longitudinal analysis of procrastination and emotions in undergraduate and graduate students

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Rahimi, Sonia, Hall, Nathan C., Sticca, Fabio·2023·Motivation and Emotion

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Research suggests that procrastination creates negative feelings, such as shame, guilt, regret, and anger.
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The finding that procrastination led to depression and anxiety symptoms over time is consistent with the procrastination-health model and previous cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence.
“In our study, procrastination led to depression and anxiety symptoms over time, which is consistent with the procrastination-health model as well as previous cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence [18, 21, 31–34].”
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Authors: Rahimi, S., Hall, N. C., & Sticca, F.
Affiliations: McGill University (CA)
Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind (CH)
Corresponding author: Rahimi, Sonia
ORCID: Rahimi, Sonia
Hall, Nathan C.
Sticca, Fabio
Venue: Motivation and Emotion
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2023-03-27
Volume: 47
Issue: 4
Pages: 554-574
ISSN: 0146-7239 (ISSN-L)
1573-6644
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-023-10010-9
OpenAlex: W3134938965
Cited by: 56
References: 84
Citations by year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
FWCI: 15.74
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
doi.org
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Motivation and Emotion (publishedVersion)
eScholarship@McGill (McGill) (submittedVersion)
McGill-DEV
Funders: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Development Grant (890-2012-0038)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship (767-2015-2408)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Keywords: academic procrastination, learning emotions, undergraduate students, graduate students, anxiety, guilt, boredom, hope, enjoyment, shame, hopelessness, bidirectional relations

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