Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7288551 | Consciousness and Cognition | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Despite the intrinsic temporal nature of procrastination, little research has examined the link between this form of self-regulatory failure and the consideration of future consequences, and no study has addressed the link between procrastination and episodic future thinking. The aim of the present study was to explore these relationships. Participants were asked to project themselves into possible future events and to rate the amount of sensory-perceptual details and autonoetic consciousness associated with their representations. They were also asked to complete questionnaires that assessed procrastination, the consideration of future consequences, and negative affect. Results showed that both the consideration of future consequences and episodic future thinking were associated with procrastination, and in particular with procrastination-related decision making abilities and procrastination-related motivational dispositions, respectively.
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Authors
Marie My Lien Rebetez, Catherine Barsics, Lucien Rochat, Arnaud D'Argembeau, Martial Van der Linden,