Academic procrastination in two settings: Motivation correlates, behavioral patterns, and negative impact of procrastination in Canada and Singapore

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-379

  Klassen, Robert M ^a   Ang, Rebecca P ^b   Chong, Wan Har ^c   Krawchuk, Lindsey L ^a   Huan, Vivien S ^c   Wong, Isabella Y F ^c   Yeo, Lay See ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 77954178489     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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