Frequent behavioral delay tendencies by adults: International prevalence rates of chronic procrastination

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 458-464

  Ferrari, Joseph R ^a   Díaz Morales, Juan Francisco ^b   O'Callaghan, Jean ^c   Díaz, Karem ^d   Argumedo, Doris ^d  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Pontifical Catholic University of Chile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic procrastination; Cultural nationalities; Prevalence rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250310105     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022107302314     Document Type: Article

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