Longitudinal study of procrastination, performance, stress, and health: The costs and benefits of dawdling
DM Tice, RF Baumeister�- Psychological science, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Psychological science, 1997•journals.sagepub.com
Procrastination is variously described as harmful, innocuous, or even beneficial Two
longitudinal studies examined procrastination among students Procrastinators reported
lower stress and less illness than nonprocrastinators early in the semester, but they reported
higher stress and more illness late in the term, and overall they were sicker Procrastinators
also received lower grades on all assignments Procrastination thus appears to be a self-
defeating behavior pattern marked by short-term benefits and long-term costs
longitudinal studies examined procrastination among students Procrastinators reported
lower stress and less illness than nonprocrastinators early in the semester, but they reported
higher stress and more illness late in the term, and overall they were sicker Procrastinators
also received lower grades on all assignments Procrastination thus appears to be a self-
defeating behavior pattern marked by short-term benefits and long-term costs
Procrastination is variously described as harmful, innocuous, or even beneficial Two longitudinal studies examined procrastination among students Procrastinators reported lower stress and less illness than nonprocrastinators early in the semester, but they reported higher stress and more illness late in the term, and overall they were sicker Procrastinators also received lower grades on all assignments Procrastination thus appears to be a self-defeating behavior pattern marked by short-term benefits and long-term costs
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