“I’ll go to therapy, eventually”: Procrastination, stress and mental health

Stead, Rebecca; Shanahan, Matthew J.; Neufeld, Richard W.J.

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“I’ll go to therapy, eventually”: Procrastination, stress and mental health

Stead, Rebecca, Shanahan, Matthew J., Neufeld, Richard W.J.·2010·Personality and Individual Differences

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The connection between distress and procrastination in this study has important implications for identifying risk groups, who may also delay necessary medical, particularly mental health treatment.
“The connection between distress and procrastination in this study has important implications for identifying risk groups, who may also delay necessary medical, particularly mental health treatment [9; 12].”
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There is some evidence in support of the stress-related pathway, particularly regarding short-term effects.
“There is some evidence in support of the stress-related pathway, particularly regarding short-term effects [3, 17, 26–28].”
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The findings of studies examining the behavioral pathway are inconclusive.
“The findings of studies examining the behavioral pathway are inconclusive [3, 17, 26, 28].”
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Authors: Stead, R., Shanahan, M. J., & Neufeld, R. W. J.
Affiliations: Western University (CA)
Corresponding author: Stead, Rebecca
ORCID: Neufeld, Richard W.J.
Venue: Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-08
Volume: 49
Issue: 3
Pages: 175-180
ISSN: 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.028
OpenAlex: W1977301684
Cited by: 316
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 8
FWCI: 6.87
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
Funders: World Health Organization
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords: procrastination, stress, mental health, help-seeking, mental health help-seeking, social desirability, age differences, gender differences, undergraduate students, treatment delay

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