Differentiating Procrastinators from Each Other: A Cluster Analysis

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 480-490

  Rozental, Alexander ^a   Forsell, Erik ^b,c   Svensson, Andreas ^b   Forsström, David ^a   Andersson, Gerhard ^b,c   Carlbring, Per ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cluster analysis; comorbidity; procrastination; subgroups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELECONSULTATION; TIME MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TIME MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937156972     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2015.1059353     Document Type: Article

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