Cognitive and behavioral predictors of procrastination behavior in adolescents at a mental health clinic in Turkey.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-12-12 DOI:10.1177/13591045221146025

Ummugulsum Gundogdu

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Abstract

Objective: Procrastination behavior (PB) negatively impacts individuals' daily lives. Based on existing evidence that states executive function (EF) problems and internalizing symptoms (IS) are related to PB, this study examined IS, EF problems, and sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms in adolescents, and their relationships with PB and gender.

Methods: The sample consisted of 78 adolescents (56.4% female) aged 12-18 years. Participants and their families completed the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED), Barkley Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Scale-Children and Adolescent (BSCTS-CA), General and Academic Procrastination Scales, Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).

Results: The scores for academic PB were significantly positively associated with the CDI, SCARED, subscales comprising the metacognitive index of the BRIEF, and all four subscales of the SDQ but not with SCT. General and academic PB yielded similar results except for the conduct problems. Academic PB and EF problems were more prevalent in males. Lack of organizational skills, a part of EF; IS; and attention problems were associated with academic and general PB in girls and boys.

Conclusion: Adolescents who have difficulty organizing their work and attention problems may have higher PB.

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土耳其一家心理健康诊所青少年拖延行为的认知和行为预测因素。

目的：拖延行为对个体的日常生活产生负面影响。基于已有证据表明状态执行功能（EF）问题和内化症状（IS）与PB有关，本研究考察了青少年的IS、EF问题和认知节奏迟缓（SCT）症状，以及它们与PB和性别的关系。方法：样本包括78名12-18岁的青少年（56.4%为女性）。参与者及其家人完成了儿童抑郁量表（CDI）、儿童焦虑相关障碍筛查（SCARED）、儿童和青少年巴克利Sluggish认知节奏量表（BSCT-SCA）、一般和学业拖延量表、执行功能行为评定量表（BRIEF），结果：学业PB得分与CDI、SCARED、构成BRIEF元认知指数的分量表以及SDQ的所有四个分量表均呈正相关，但与SCT无关。除了行为问题外，普通和学术PB得出了类似的结果。学术PB和EF问题在男性中更为普遍。缺乏组织技能，这是EF的一部分；是；注意问题与女孩和男孩的学业和一般PB有关。结论：有工作组织困难和注意力问题的青少年可能有较高的PB。

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Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry PSYCHIATRY-PSYCHOLOGY

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3.60

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5.60%

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130

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