I forgive myself, now I can study: How self-forgiveness for procrastinating can reduce future procrastination

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 803-808

  Wohl, Michael J A ^a   Pychyl, Timothy A ^a   Bennett, Shannon H ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Negative affect; Procrastination; Self forgiveness; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949341176     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.029     Document Type: Article

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