Measuring and reducing college students' procrastination

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-474

  Perrin, Christopher J ^a   Miller, Neal ^a   Haberlin, Alayna T ^a   Ivy, Jonathan W ^a   Meindl, James N ^a   Neef, Nancy A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college instruction; procrastination; self control; study habits

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84856181957     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-463     Document Type: Article

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