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Procrastination as a Self-Regulation Failure: The Role of Impulsivity and Intrusive Thoughts

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Rebetez, Marie My Lien, Rochat, Lucien, Barsics, Catherine, Van der Linden, Martial·2018·Psychological Reports
DOI 10.1177/0033294117720695
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Procrastination has been described as the quintessence of self-regulatory failure. This study examines the relationships between this self-regulatory failure and other manifestations of self-regulation problems, namely impulsivity and intrusive thoughts. One hundred and forty-one participants completed questionnaires assessing procrastination, impulsivity (in particular, the urgency and lack of perseverance dimensions), and intrusive thoughts (i.e., rumination and daydreaming). Main results show that urgency mediated the association between rumination and procrastination, whereas rumination did not mediate the relation between urgency and procrastination. Lack of perseverance mediated the association between daydreaming and procrastination, and daydreaming mediated the relation between lack of perseverance and procrastination. This study highlights the role of impulsivity and intrusive thoughts in procrastination, specifies the links between these self-regulation problems, and provides insights into their (potential) underlying mechanisms. It also opens interesting prospects for management strategies for implementing targeted psychological interventions to reduce impulsive manifestations and/or thought control difficulties accompanying procrastination.

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Authors
Rebetez, M. M. L., Rochat, L., Barsics, C., & Van der Linden, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Geneva (CH)
  • Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Cognitive Psychopathology Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Corresponding author
Rebetez, Marie My Lien
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Venue
Psychological Reports
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2017-08-04
Volume
121
Issue
1
Pages
26-41
ISSN
  • 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-691X
DOI
10.1177/0033294117720695
OpenAlex
W2742616851
Cited by
102
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 24 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5
FWCI
4.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
Locations
  • Psychological Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
Keywords
procrastination, self-regulation failure, impulsivity, intrusive thoughts, rumination, daydreaming, urgency, lack of perseverance, mediation
MeSH terms
Self-Control, Rumination, Cognitive, Procrastination, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Thinking, Young Adult

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