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Procrastination as a Self-Regulation Failure: The Role of Impulsivity and Intrusive Thoughts
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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
- Venue
- Psychological Reports
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-08-04
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 26-41
- ISSN
- 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-691X
- 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
- Open access
- green
- orbi.uliege.be
- 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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