Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Predicting behavioral procrastination with respect to personality traits and self-regulation in people 20 to 40 years old

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Fakhrosadat Kazemi 1
Ziba Safarzadeh 2
Negar Sadegh Esfahani 1
Hamide Samadi 3
1 Master of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2 Master of Clinical Psychology, Azad University, Shiraz Branch
3 PhD students in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran. Student Counseling Office, Student Vice Chancellor, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad Iran
10.22038/mjms.2020.17963
Abstract
Introduction: Procrastination is the lack of self-regulatory performance and behavioral tendency to delay what is to achieve the goal. In this regard, despite being aware of the unpleasant consequences of this procrastination, the person postpones the start or completion of work and subconsciously continues this procedure, it becomes a habit or behavioral trait. The goal is to predict behavioral procrastination with respect to personality traits and self-regulation in people in their 20s and 40s.
 Methods: The method of this research is descriptive-analytical. The random sampling method is simple and the number of statistical samples is 297. Data were analyzed using a collection tool that included: Solomon and Rothblom (1984) procrastination questionnaire, Garez and Roemer (2004) self-regulation questionnaire, and Neo (1976) 5-factor personality traits. Finally, for data analysis. Multiple regression was used Data were evaluated with Spss software version 22
 
Results: The results showed that the average scores of individuals in the two dimensions of openness of experience and harmony are more than the other three dimensions of personality traits. On the other hand, the results of self-regulatory variable showed that the average scores of individuals in difficulty Other factors have a significant impact
Conclusion: In general, the results showed that the four dimensions of extraversion, harmonization, emotional stability, openness of experience, task-oriented personality traits and five dimensions of emotional responses, difficulty in behavior, difficulty in control, lack of awareness and Limited access is significantly associated with self-regulation
Keywords
Behavioral procrastination
Personality traits
Self-regulation
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 63, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
November and December 2020
Pages 2592-2600