PROCRASTINATION, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, ANXIETY, AND GOALS: EXPLORING THE MEASUREMENT AND CORRELATES OF PROCRASTINATION AMONG SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN

Authors

Steven J. Scher, Eastern Illinois UniversityFollow
Nicole M. Osterman, Eastern Illinois University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2002

Abstract

We explore the reliability and validity of a self-report measure of procrastination and conscientiousness designed for use with third- to fifth-grade students. The responses of 120 students are compared with teacher and parent ratings of the student. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were also used to examine the structure of the scale. Procrastination and conscientiousness are highly correlated (inversely); evidence suggests that procrastination and conscientiousness are aspects of the same construct. Procrastination and conscientiousness are correlated with the Physiological Anxiety subscale of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, and with the Task (Mastery) and Avoidance (Task Aversiveness) subscales of Skaalvik’s (1997) Goal Orientation Scales. Both theoretical implications and implications for interventions are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Scher, Steven J. and Osterman, Nicole M., "PROCRASTINATION, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, ANXIETY, AND GOALS: EXPLORING THE MEASUREMENT AND CORRELATES OF PROCRASTINATION AMONG SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN" (2002). Faculty Research and Creative Activity. 30.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/psych_fac/30