Metacognitive beliefs about procrastination: Development and concurrent validity of a self-report questionnaire

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 283-293

  Fernie, Bruce A ^a   Spada, Marcantonio M ^b   Nikčević, Ana V ^c   Georgiou, George A ^d   Moneta, Giovanni B ^e  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metacognition; Metacognitive beliefs; Procrastination; Questionnaire development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; METACOGNITIVE BELIEFS ABOUT PROCRASTINATION QUESTIONNAIRE; PROCRASTINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; THINKING;

EID: 70350440683     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.23.4.283     Document Type: Article

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