Academic procrastination in college students: The role of self-reported executive function

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 344-357

  Rabin, Laura A ^a   Fogel, Joshua ^a   Nutter Upham, Katherine E ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic procrastination; Conscientiousness; Executive functioning

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LINEAR MODELS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952593447     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.518597     Document Type: Article

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