Is poor control over thoughts and emotions related to a higher tendency to delay tasks? The link between procrastination, emotional dysregulation and attentional control

StatusVoR
Dublin Core metadata
Alternative title
Authors
Wiwatowska, Ewa
Prost, Magdalena
Coll-Martin, Tao
Lupiáñez, Juan
Monograph
Monograph (alternative title)
Date
2025-04-28
Publisher
Journal title
British Journal of Psychology
Issue
Volume
Pages
Pages
DOI
ISSN
0007-1269
2044-8295
ISSN of series
Weblink
Access date
2025-06-25
Abstract PL
Abstract EN
A tendency to procrastinate has previously been linked to low attentional control and poor emotion regulation skills. Building upon these findings, in the present study we investigated whether the relationship between procrastination and attention can be corroborated and explained by emotion dysregulation and dispositional spontaneous mind-wandering. University students completed questionnaires along with the Attentional Networks Test for Interactions and Vigilance – executive and arousal components. The results showed that trait procrastination is inversely related to some indices of executive and arousal vigilance. Interestingly, the direct effects between trait procrastination and vigilance scores disappeared when emotion dysregulation or dispositional spontaneous mind-wandering were included in the model. Obtained findings suggest that difficulties in managing emotional reactions and poor control over the focus of one's thoughts might explain the relationship between low attentional control and increased chronic procrastination.
Abstract other
Keywords PL
Keywords EN
attentional control
emotion regulation
mind-wandering
procrastination
vigilance
Keywords other
Exhibition title
Place of exhibition (institution)
Exhibition curator
URI
https://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1540
Type
License type
cc-by-nc
Except as otherwise noted, this item is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial licence | Permitted use of copyrighted works
Funder
Time range from
Time range to
Contact person name
Related publication
Related publication
Grant/project name
The relationship between mind-wandering and cognitive control in procrastination.
Files
pdf
Is poor control over thoughts.pdf(1.24 MB)
Download
Views
Views8
Acquisition Date31.08.2025
Downloads
Downloads2
Acquisition Date31.08.2025
Altmetrics©
Dimensions
Google Scholar
Google Scholar