Pro-procrastinators, beware: the time-saving practice might do more harm than good.
have suggested that seasoned procrastinators are “more in control of their time,” these researchers say otherwise.
The authors described procrastination as “a form of self-regulatory failure linked to personality traits such as impulsiveness,“Students engaged in university studies have high levels of freedom and low structure, which places high demands on their capacity to self-regulate,” the authors wrote, adding that such high demands can create a snowball effect with procrastination-prone people.
Researchers selected the participating cohort using data from the Sustainable University Life study, which tracked Swedish university students for a year via online surveys. This most recent study chose an array of participants from varying disciplines, although they were limited to select Swedish colleges.
Following the baseline testing, students were surveyed at three different points in time, including at the nine-month mark, which represented a full school year. Researchers believed that the period was “adequate for procrastination to manifest its potential associations with different health outcomes.”
In an age where many students put off their work, researchers are encouraging a closer look at how the widespread habit can deter their success.In the research, published Jan, 4, analysts discovered that, although weak, there were links present between procrastination and poor mental, physical and financial health. While intervention might not impact students’ overall health outcomes on a large scale, researchers claimed it could alleviate “small associations.
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