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Intervention to reduce procrastination in first-year students: Preliminary results from a Norwegian study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-25)
This paper reports preliminary results from a brief intervention designed to reduce academic procrastination. Students enrolled in an introductory psychology course received lectures and seminar sessions about procrastination and its causes and consequences. Students who were enrolled in an introductory psychology course received lectures and seminar sessions about procrastination and its causes and ...
On the behavioral side of procrastination: Exploring behavioral delay in real-life settings
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-16)
This paper examines how procrastinators behave differently from non-procrastinators in implementing intended behavior. By focusing on time-related attributes of behavior, we demonstrate in five studies (aggregated N = 965) that onset delay seems to be a preferred option for procrastinators in common daily situations. Thus, when an action possibility is available for intended behavior, procrastinators ...
Textual health warning labels on snus (Swedish moist snuff): do they affect risk perception?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-27)
<p><i>Background</i>:
To strengthen the risk message on snus warning labels, the European Union in 2016 removed “can” from the warning “This tobacco product (can) damages your health and is addictive.” We tested how these and other textual warnings affect risk perception.</p>
<p><i>Methods</i>:
Snus-using and non-using Norwegians aged 16–72 participated in two online survey experiments. ...
On the measurement of procrastination: Comparing two scales in six European countries
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-31)
Procrastination is a common problem, but defining and measuring it has been subject to
some debate. This paper summarizes results from students and employees (N = 2893)
in Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, and Sweden using the Pure Procrastination
Scale (PPS) and the Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS; Steel, 2010), both assumed
to measure unidimensional and closely related constructs. ...
Irrational Delay Revisited: Examining Five Procrastination Scales in a Global Sample
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10)
Scales attempting to measure procrastination focus on different facets of the phenomenon, yet they share a common understanding of procrastination as an unnecessary, unwanted, and disadvantageous delay. The present paper examines in a global sample (N = 4,169) five different procrastination scales – Decisional Procrastination Scale (DPS), Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS), Pure Procrastination ...
Social Perception Training: Improving social competence by reducing cognitive distortions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)
Social Perception Training (SPT) is a program focused on changing the perceptual and cognitive processes involved in suboptimal social interactions. It is administered with whole class of pupils over ten weeks. No previous studies have evaluated its efficacy. The present study investigated the outcome benefit of the program in 18 primary and secondary classes in a Norwegian municipality (aggregated ...
Procrastination and personal finances: Exploring the roles of planning and financial self-efficacy
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-05)
Procrastination is related to unhealthy personal financial behaviors, such as postponing retirement savings, last minute shopping, and not paying bills on time. The present paper explores factors that could explain why procrastinators demonstrate more financial problems compared to non-procrastinators. Study 1 (N = 675) focused on planning, as both procrastination and poor financial habits are ...
Examining Procrastination across Multiple Goal Stages: A Longitudinal Study of Temporal Motivation Theory
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-03)
Procrastination is among the most common of motivational failures, putting off despite expecting to be worse off. We examine this dynamic phenomenon in a detailed and realistic longitudinal design (Study 1) as well as in a large correlational data set (N = 7400; Study 2). The results are largely consistent with temporal motivation theory. People’s pacing style reflects a hyperbolic curve, with the ...
Metacognition in psychology
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-25)
How has the concept of metacognition been used within basic and applied psychological research? We begin our answer
by presenting a broad definition of metacognition, a historical overview of its development and its presence in research databases. To assess which function and facets are most frequently addressed within each of the sub-disciplines, we present results from separate literature searches. ...
Measuring implemental delay in procrastination: Separating onset and sustained goal striving
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-13)
Scales measuring procrastination focus on different aspects of unnecessary and unwanted delay, delay in task implementation – an increased gap between intention and action – being a core characteristic. However, an inspection of existing procrastination scales reveals that the scales do not distinguish between two facets of implemental delay, <i>onset delay</i>, and delay related to <i>sustained ...