The purpose of the evaluation is to:
The General Procrastination Scale is a 20-item measure of general procrastination. Procrastination is defined as "the tendency to postpone that which is necessary to reach some goal."
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General Procrastination Scale
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Domain
Procrastination
What does GPS measure
- examine procrastinatory behavior.
Administration
Self-administered
Type of outcome tool
Positive psychology
Assessment modes
Questionnaire
Age and eligibility
Nonstudent
Estimated time
10 to 15 minutes
Notes
As is true of any self-report instrument, respondents can consciously distort their response to the scale if they are motivated to do so.
Procrastination was positively related to measures of disorganization and independent of need-achievement, energy level, and self-esteem. High scorers on the procrastination scale were more likely to return their completed inventory late. Procrastination was unrelated to grade-point average.
Attribution and References
Lay, C. H. (1986). At last, my research article on procrastination. Journal of Research in Personality, 20(4), 474–495.