On the psychology of time in action: Regulatory mode orientations and procrastination

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1317-1331

  Pierro, Antonio ^a   Giacomantonio, Mauro ^a   Pica, Gennaro ^a   Kruglanski, Arie W ^b   Higgins, E Tory ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Locomotion; Procrastination; Punctuality; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; TIME MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955190541     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025943     Document Type: Article

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