Productive procrastination: academic procrastination style predicts academic and alcohol outcomes

Productive procrastination replaces one adaptive behavior with another adaptive—albeit less important—behavior (e.g., organizing notes instead of studying for an exam). We identified adaptive and maladaptive procrastination styles associated with academic and alcohol outcomes in 1,106 college underg...

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Published in:Journal of applied social psychology 2017-03, Vol.47 (3), p.124-135
Main Authors: Westgate, Erin C., Wormington, Stephanie V., Oleson, Kathryn C., Lindgren, Kristen P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol use
Behavioral psychology
College students
Procrastination
Social psychology
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Summary:Productive procrastination replaces one adaptive behavior with another adaptive—albeit less important—behavior (e.g., organizing notes instead of studying for an exam). We identified adaptive and maladaptive procrastination styles associated with academic and alcohol outcomes in 1,106 college undergraduates. Cluster analysis identified five academic procrastination styles—non‐procrastinators, academic productive procrastinators, non‐academic productive procrastinators, non‐academic procrastinators, and classic procrastinators. Procrastination style differentially predicted alcohol‐related problems, cravings, risk of alcohol use disorders, and grade point average (all ps 
ISSN:0021-9029
1559-1816
DOI:10.1111/jasp.12417