Procrastination : development of a scale

Author

Steven E. Newell

Date of Award

12-1997

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Major

Psychology

Major Professor

Warren H. Jones

Committee Members

Kathleen Lawler, John Lounsbury

Abstract

Procrastination is a pervasive and recalcitrant problem. It is especially endemic to academic settings. This research reviews the major findings in the research literature and develops a procrastination scale that addresses some of the limitations found in previous self-report measures of procrastination.

Results support the Procrastination Scale's reliability and validity as a measure of procrastination. Also, the results replicate and extend information about the personality characteristics which appear to accompany and possibly facilitate the development of procrastination. These include social anxiety, public self-consciousness, passive-aggressiveness, and (inversely) self-esteem.

Recommended Citation

Newell, Steven E., "Procrastination : development of a scale. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1997.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/10665