Procrastination: Types, Components, Demographic Effects, and Cultural Differences

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Procrastination refers to put off intended tasks to another time (Lay, 1986). The purpose of procrastination is to make one’s life more pleasant, but it nearly always add stress, disorganization and failure. The idea underlying procrastination may be ‘later is better’. However, when tomorrow comes, the pattern resurfaces and the person excuses him/herself by promising that ‘I will do it tomorrow’. Hence, procrastination can be called as ‘tomorrow syndrome’. Research results have shown that procrastination should be overcome since engaging in procrastination lead to negative outcome along with negative affect on the individuals’ psychological wellbeing. National literature follows international results. In this respect, in the present review, definitions of procrastination, types and components of procrastination are presented along with the treatment programs. The national literature on procrastination and prevalence of procrastination among students and adults in terms of cross-cultural results will also be discussed

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