Procrastination and stress: exploring the role of self-compassion.
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Although previous research has demonstrated that procrastinators experience high levels of stress, less is known about why procrastination is linked to stress. This study is the first to investigate self-compassion as a mediator of the relationship between trait procrastination and stress. Across four samples (145 undergraduates, 339 undergraduates, 190 undergraduates, and 94 community adults) trait procrastination was associated with lower levels of self-compassion and higher levels of stress. A meta-analysis of these effects revealed a moderate negative association of procrastination with self-compassion. In all four samples, self-compassion mediated the relationship between stress and procrastination. These findings suggest that lower levels of self-compassion may explain some of the stress experienced by procrastinators and interventions that promote self-compassion could therefore be beneficial for these individuals.
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Procrastination has negative consequences for health and well-being.
“Consequences are negative, both for academic performance and retention (Ellis and Knaus, 1977; Klassen et al., 2008; Zarick and Stonebraker, 2009; Grau and Minguillon, 2013; Kim and Seo, 2015) as well as for health and well-being (Flett et al., 1995; Tice and Baumeister, 1997; Stöber and Joormann, 2001; Sirois, 2014).”
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- Authors
- Sirois, F. M.
- Affiliations
- Bishop's University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Sirois, Fuschia M.
- ORCID
- Sirois, Fuschia M.
- Venue
- Self and Identity
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-02-06
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 128-145
- ISSN
- 1529-8868 (ISSN-L)
- 1529-8876
- OpenAlex
- W2110513608
- Cited by
- 268
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 13.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Self and Identity (publishedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Keywords
- procrastination, stress, self-compassion, trait procrastination, mediation, undergraduate students, community-dwelling adults, self-compassion interventions
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