A critique of the construct validity of active procrastination
A critique of the construct validity of active procrastination
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2017.08.016
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Pychyl, Timothy A.
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作者：
Chowdhury, Shamarukh F.;Pychyl, Timothy A.
虽然研究表明拖延是一种自我调节失败的例子，具有有害的后果，但Chu和Choi（2005）定义了一种新的结构，称为主动拖延。主动拖延是故意将任务推迟到最后一分钟，尽管延迟，但仍会产生积极的结果。本研究考察并质疑了主动拖延的结构效度。我们使用了拖延的关键定义特征（例如，自我调节，意图-行动差距），相关性（例如，自我效能信念，忠诚度）和相关结果（例如，压力，抑郁），如在现存的研究文献中所确定的，以重新检查定义该结构的法则网络的关系。结果显示，主动拖延在本质上是异质的，包括两个理论和经验上不同的结构：目的性和唤醒延迟。相关性和主成分分析未能复制在以前的研究中所展示的主动拖延的法则网络，我们认为，它更恰当地解释为一个故意的延迟是有目的的，而不是拖延。本文还讨论了主动拖延结构的局限性，以及在编制主动拖延量表时的经验证据和相应的推论。
Although research demonstrates that procrastination is an instance of self-regulation failure with deleterious consequences, Chu and Choi (2005) have defined a new construct called active procrastination. Active procrastination is the deliberate deferral of tasks to the last minute resulting in positive outcomes despite the delay. The present study examined and challenged the construct validity of active procrastination. We used key defining characteristics of procrastination (e.g., self-regulation, intention-action gap), correlates (e.g., self-efficacy beliefs, conscientiousness) and related outcomes (e.g., stress, depression) as identified in the extant research literature to re-examine the relations that define the construct's nomological network. Results revealed that active procrastination is heterogeneous in nature consisting of two theoretically and empirically distinct constructs: purposeful and arousal delay. Correlations and a Principle Components Analysis failed to replicate the nomological network of active procrastination demonstrated in previous research, and we argue that it is more appropriately construed as a deliberate delay that is purposeful, not procrastination. Limitations associated with the active procrastination construct, empirical evidence and the corresponding inferences in developing the Active Procrastination Scale are discussed.