Publication details
Vliv časové struktury na odkládání studijních úkolů, sebeposuzovanou prokrastinaci a subjektivně prožívaný stres
| Title in English | The effect of time structure on delay of academic tasks, self-reported procrastination and subjective stress |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Sociálne procesy a osobnosť 2016: Zborník príspevkov |
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| Web | http://www.spao.eu/files/spo-proceedings16.pdf |
| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | academic procrastination; time structure; delay; stress |
| Description | The present study explored the effects of time and task structure on procrastination and subjective stress. We expected that higher structure will lead to less procrastination and, subsequently, less stress. We asked students of various fields (N = 450) to complete measures of academic procrastination, perceived study structure and perceived daily structure, and a form regarding latest exams and written assignments, including temporal information on actual delay. Both types of structure had weak negative relationships with academic procrastination, which were mostly explained by task delay. Students with high daily structure also reported earlier optimum time to start working and showed stronger correlation between delay and subjective procrastination. Contrary to expectations, the relationship between structure and stress was positive, indicating that external structure plays a rather ambivalent role in self-regulation. |