Chronic Procrastination Among Turkish Adults: Exploring Decisional, Avoidant, and Arousal Styles

Ferrari J. R., Ozer B. U., Demir A. G.

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.149, sa.3, ss.402-407, 2009 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 149 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3200/socp.149.3.402-408
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.402-407
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: arousal procrastination, avoidant procrastination, decisional procrastination, demographic properties, Turkish adults
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The authors examined the prevalence of chronic procrastination (decisional, avoidant, and arousal styles) as functions of demographic variables among 354 Turkish adults (148 men, 206 women; M age = 38.7 years, SD = 8.26 years). Prevalence analyses showed that among Turkish participants, 17.5% were indecisive procrastinators, 13.8% were avoidant procrastinators, and 14.7% were arousal procrastinators. Results did not yield significant differences for gender or age on any forms of procrastination, which is consistent with other international samples. However, significant differences emerged depending on the number of children such that Turkish adults who had more than 3 children claimed to be more indecisive than they claimed to be arousal or avoidant procrastinators. Respondents with less than a graduate degree reported higher rates of indecision than did respondents with at least a graduate degree.