An integrated view of personality styles related to avoidant procrastination

Given that personality aspects of procrastinators are a consequence of their coping with environmental and social demands, we examined the extent that avoidant procrastination was related to personality styles from the Millon’s personality model. In the current study 1027 Spanish adults self-reported motivational, cognitive and behavioral personality styles and avoidant procrastination. Regression analysis indicated that avoidant procrastination was positively predicted by a passively accommodating motivational style, gregarious/outgoing and unconventional behavioral styles, but negatively predicted by a conforming behavioral style. The avoidant procrastinator’s cognitive style revealed a low preference for concrete information and a high tendency to transform new information in a known way. These findings have important implications in understanding the personality profile of an avoidant procrastinator.