Procrastination, consideration of future consequences, and episodic future thinking.
- Rebetez MML Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: Marie.Rebetez@unige.ch.
- Barsics C Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Rochat L Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
- D'Argembeau A Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Psychology and Neuroscience of Cognition, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
- Van der Linden M Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Psychology and Neuroscience of Cognition, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
- 2016-04-25
Published in:
- Consciousness and cognition. - 2016
Consideration of future consequences
Episodic future thinking
Procrastination
Prospection
Time perspective
Adolescent
Adult
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Imagination
Male
Motivation
Procrastination
Thinking
Young Adult
English
Despite the intrinsic temporal nature of procrastination, little research has examined the link between this form of self-regulatory failure and the consideration of future consequences, and no study has addressed the link between procrastination and episodic future thinking. The aim of the present study was to explore these relationships. Participants were asked to project themselves into possible future events and to rate the amount of sensory-perceptual details and autonoetic consciousness associated with their representations. They were also asked to complete questionnaires that assessed procrastination, the consideration of future consequences, and negative affect. Results showed that both the consideration of future consequences and episodic future thinking were associated with procrastination, and in particular with procrastination-related decision making abilities and procrastination-related motivational dispositions, respectively.
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- DOI 10.1016/j.concog.2016.04.003
- PMID 27107893
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/130734
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