TY - JOUR
T1 - Frequent behavioral delay tendencies by adults
T2 - International prevalence rates of chronic procrastination
AU - Ferrari, Joseph R.
AU - Díaz-Morales, Juan Francisco
AU - O'Callaghan, Jean
AU - Díaz, Karem
AU - Argumedo, Doris
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - Adult men (n = 582) and women (n = 765) from six nations (Spain, Peru, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States) completed two reliable and valid measures of chronic procrastination. Because both arousal and avoidant procrastination types were significantly related across the entire sample (r =.72, p .001) and within each national sample, regression analyses calculated pure arousal and pure avoidant procrastinators, controlling for the scale scores of the other scale. Results indicated no significant sex or nationality differences within and between nations on self-reported arousal or avoidant procrastination. Overall, 13.5% and 14.6% of men and women self-identified as either arousal or avoidant procrastinators, respectively. These findings suggest that the tendency toward frequent delays in starting or completing tasks may be prevalent across diverse populations in spite of their distinct cultural values, norms, and practices.
AB - Adult men (n = 582) and women (n = 765) from six nations (Spain, Peru, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States) completed two reliable and valid measures of chronic procrastination. Because both arousal and avoidant procrastination types were significantly related across the entire sample (r =.72, p .001) and within each national sample, regression analyses calculated pure arousal and pure avoidant procrastinators, controlling for the scale scores of the other scale. Results indicated no significant sex or nationality differences within and between nations on self-reported arousal or avoidant procrastination. Overall, 13.5% and 14.6% of men and women self-identified as either arousal or avoidant procrastinators, respectively. These findings suggest that the tendency toward frequent delays in starting or completing tasks may be prevalent across diverse populations in spite of their distinct cultural values, norms, and practices.
KW - Chronic procrastination
KW - Cultural nationalities
KW - Prevalence rates
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34250310105&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0022022107302314
DO - 10.1177/0022022107302314
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34250310105
SN - 0022-0221
VL - 38
SP - 458
EP - 464
JO - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
JF - Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
IS - 4
ER -