The antecedents and consequences of academic excuse-making: Examining individual differences in procrastination

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-215

  Ferrari, Joseph R ^a   Keane, Sabrina M ^b   Wolfe, Raymond N ^b   Beck, Brett L ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032040178     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018768715586     Document Type: Article

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