Greater Mindfulness is Linked to Less Procrastination

Schutte, Nicola S.; del Pozo de Bolger, Andrea

doi:10.1007/s41042-019-00025-4

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Greater Mindfulness is Linked to Less Procrastination

Schutte, Nicola S., del Pozo de Bolger, Andrea·2020·International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology

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Authors: Schutte, N. S., & del Pozo de Bolger, A.
Affiliations: University of New England (AU)
Corresponding author: Schutte, Nicola S.
ORCID: Schutte, Nicola S.
Venue: International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2020-01-02
Volume: 5
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 1-12
ISSN: 2364-5040 (ISSN-L)
2364-5059
DOI: 10.1007/s41042-019-00025-4
OpenAlex: W2997584718
Cited by: 27
References: 47
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2
FWCI: 1.13
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (publishedVersion)
RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
Keywords: trait mindfulness, procrastination, sustained attention, mindfulness-based interventions, task delay

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