Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study.
Addressing the lack of population-based data the purpose of this representative study was to assess procrastination and its associations with distress and life satisfaction across the life span. A representative German community sample (1,350 women; 1,177 men) between the ages of 14 and 95 years was...
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| author | Manfred E Beutel Eva M Klein Stefan Aufenanger Elmar Brähler Michael Dreier Kai W Müller Oliver Quiring Leonard Reinecke Gabriele Schmutzer Birgit Stark Klaus Wölfling |
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| description | Addressing the lack of population-based data the purpose of this representative study was to assess procrastination and its associations with distress and life satisfaction across the life span. A representative German community sample (1,350 women; 1,177 men) between the ages of 14 and 95 years was examined by the short form of the General Procrastination Scale (GPS-K; 1) and standardized scales of perceived stress, depression, anxiety, fatigue and life satisfaction. As hypothesized, procrastination was highest in the youngest cohort (14-29 years). Only in the youngest and most procrastinating cohort (aged 14 to 29 years), men procrastinated more than women. As we had further hypothesized, procrastination was consistently associated with higher stress, more depression, anxiety, fatigue and reduced satisfaction across life domains, especially regarding work and income. Associations were also found with lack of a partnership and unemployment. Findings are discussed with regard to potential developmental and cohort effects. While procrastination appears to be a pervasive indicator for maladjustment, longitudinal analyses in high-risk samples (e.g. late adolescence, unemployment) are needed to identify means and mechanisms of procrastinating. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f89bcb26cb54f34ad1afa653b3d9d772022-12-21T22:26:57ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01112e014805410.1371/journal.pone.0148054Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study.Manfred E BeutelEva M KleinStefan AufenangerElmar BrählerMichael DreierKai W MüllerOliver QuiringLeonard ReineckeGabriele SchmutzerBirgit StarkKlaus WölflingAddressing the lack of population-based data the purpose of this representative study was to assess procrastination and its associations with distress and life satisfaction across the life span. A representative German community sample (1,350 women; 1,177 men) between the ages of 14 and 95 years was examined by the short form of the General Procrastination Scale (GPS-K; 1) and standardized scales of perceived stress, depression, anxiety, fatigue and life satisfaction. As hypothesized, procrastination was highest in the youngest cohort (14-29 years). Only in the youngest and most procrastinating cohort (aged 14 to 29 years), men procrastinated more than women. As we had further hypothesized, procrastination was consistently associated with higher stress, more depression, anxiety, fatigue and reduced satisfaction across life domains, especially regarding work and income. Associations were also found with lack of a partnership and unemployment. Findings are discussed with regard to potential developmental and cohort effects. While procrastination appears to be a pervasive indicator for maladjustment, longitudinal analyses in high-risk samples (e.g. late adolescence, unemployment) are needed to identify means and mechanisms of procrastinating.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752450?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Manfred E Beutel Eva M Klein Stefan Aufenanger Elmar Brähler Michael Dreier Kai W Müller Oliver Quiring Leonard Reinecke Gabriele Schmutzer Birgit Stark Klaus Wölfling Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study. |
| title_full | Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study. |
| title_fullStr | Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study. |
| title_short | Procrastination, Distress and Life Satisfaction across the Age Range - A German Representative Community Study. |
| title_sort | procrastination distress and life satisfaction across the age range a german representative community study |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752450?pdf=render |
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