Objective: This research was conducted to study the effectiveness of verbal self-instruction Training on symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and academic procrastination of boy teenagers with ADHD. Methods: The design of the study is that quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. Statistical population composes of all boy teen...

We explore the reliability and validity of a self-report measure of procrastination and conscientiousness designed for use with thirdto fifth-grade students. The responses of 120 students are compared with teacher and parent ratings of the student. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were also used to examine the structure of the scale. Procrastination and conscientiousness are highly ...

Getting insufficient sleep has serious consequences in terms of mental and physical health. The current study is the first to approach insufficient sleep from a self-regulation perspective by investigating the phenomenon of bedtime procrastination: going to bed later than intended, without having external reasons for doing so. Data from a representative sample of Dutch adults (N = 2431) reveale...

In this study, the researcher investigated role of fear failure and different aspects self-esteem (positivity, openness, competence, humility, self-worth, learning orientation) in relation to academic procrastination. The primary data was collected from a sample 200 students (96 males 104 females) St. Johns College, Agra. were selected using random cluster multistage sampling, their age ranged ...

Laboratory research shows that when people believe that willpower is an abundant (rather than highly limited) resource they exhibit better self-control after demanding tasks. However, some have questioned whether this "nonlimited" theory leads to squandering of resources and worse outcomes in everyday life when demands on self-regulation are high. To examine this, we conducted a longitudinal st...

<span>This current study aimed to investigate whether expectancy-value model of achievement choice mediates the relationship between fear failure (FOF) and academic procrastination (AP) among undergraduate students Psychology Department at a private university in Malaysia. Based on Krejcie-Morgan Table G*Power, 102 (aged 18-24) who enrolled core subjects were recruited represent populatio...

We examined college students' procrastination when studying for weekly in-class quizzes. Two schedules of online practice quiz delivery were compared using a multiple baseline design. When online study material was made available noncontingently, students usually procrastinated. When access to additional study material was contingent on completing previous study material, studying was more even...