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Reference Resources

The table below provides a list of references that are relevant for at least some of the Podcasts. In most cases, these are print materials. Due to copyright laws, we can not provide electronic copies of these materials, but they are available from university and college libraries or bookstores. Where possible, we also provide links to relevant on-line materials.

Topic
Suggested Readings or Research Resources
So what is procrastination? Defining the term

Ferrari, J. R., Johnson, J. L., & McCown, W. G. (1995). Procrastination and task avoidance. New York, N.Y.: Plenum Press.

Schouwenburg, H. C., Lay, C. H., Pychyl, T. A., & Ferrari, J. R. (Eds.). (2004). Counseling the procrastinator in academic settings. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (See Chapter 1)

Steel, P. (2002). The measurement and nature of procrastination. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minnesota.

Van Eerde, W. (2000). Procrastination: Self-regulation in initiating aversive goals. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 372-389.

Personality Traits and Procrastination: Are there personalilty attributes that are related to our procrastination?

Lee, D.-G., Kelly, K. R., & Edwards, J. K. (2006). A closer look at the relationships among trait procrastination, neuroticism, and conscientiousness. Personality and Individual Differences, 40, 27–37.

Schouwenburg, H. C., & Lay, C. H. (1995). Trait procrastination and the big- five factors of personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 18, 481-490.

Watson, D. C. (2001). Procrastination and the five-factor model: A facet level analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 149-158

Taxes and other aversive stuff: Why do we put it off? (Why not!?)

Blunt, A.K. & Pychyl, T.A. (2000). Task aversiveness and procrastination: a multi-dimensional approach to task aversiveness across stages of personal projects. Personality and Individual Difference, 28, 153-167.

Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination: Dealing with Avoidance

Van Eerde, W. (2000). Procrastination: Self-regulation in initiating aversive goals. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 49, 372-389.
Fear of Failure and Procrastination

Solomon, L., & Rothblum, E.D. (1984). Academic procrastination: Frequecy and cognitive-behavioral correlates. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 31, 503-509.

Rothblum, E.D., Solomon, L.J., & Murakami, J. (1986). Affective, cognitive and behavioral differences between high and low procrastinators. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 33, 387-394.

Harrington, N. (2005). It's too difficult! Frustration intolerance beliefs and procrastination. Personality and Individual Differences, 39, 873-883.

Schouwenburg, H. C. (1992). Procrastinators and fear of failure: An exploration of reasons for procrastination. European Journal of Personality, 6, 225-236.

Mindfulness Meditation and Procrastination
Baumeister, R.F., & Heatherington, T.F. (1996). Self-regulation failure: An overview. Psychological Inquiry, 7, 1-15.

Shapiro, S.L., Carlson, L.E., Astin, J.A., & Freedman, B. (2006). Mechanisms of mindfulness. Journal of Clincial Psychology, 62, 373-386.

Steel, P. (2007). The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin, 133, 65-94.
Cyberslacking on the Procrastination Superhighway
Lavoie, J.A.A., & Pychyl, T.A. (2001). Cyberslacking and the procrastination superhighway: A web-based survey of on-line procrastination, attitudes, and emotion, Social Science Computer Review, 19, 431-444.

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