Exploring Procrastination in Corporate Settings: Sex, Status, and Settings for Arousal and Avoidance Types
Author(s): Joseph R. Ferrari, Ewa Doroszko, Nancy Joseph
Abstract: Arousal and avoidance procrastination prevalence was assessed with corporate or non-corporate, professionals living in US geographic areas. Sample 1 adults (61 women, 23 men) were corporate employed reported significantly more avoidant but not arousal procrastination tendencies compared to other professionals. Sample 2 adults (123 women, 118 men) were employed as sales associates compared to mid-level managers in the same company reported significantly more avoidant but not arousal procrastination tendencies. Sample 3 included mid-level managers/directors (72 women, 43 men) living in different U.S. geographic areas working in the same industry. Respondents from the northwest reported significantly more avoidant (but not arousal) procrastination tendencies than participants from other sections of the country. Results suggest that chronic procrastination motivated by performance fears and evaluation apprehension is prevalent among men and women employed in corporate settings, perhaps depending upon their employment status and geographic location.
Pages: 140-149
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