Procrastination when good things don't come to those who wait

European Psychologist

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-34

  Klingsieck, Katrin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Academic procrastination; Delay; Procrastination; Strategic delay; Systematization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877244813     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000138     Document Type: Review

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