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In this study, we explored whether there are different types of employee procrastination. A total of 2258 multinatinal corporation full-time employees (M = 40.32 years, 46.4% male) took part in the study. Latent class analysis was implemented using 15 categorical adult procrastination items to explore classes of employee procrastination. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to ascertain whether employee procrastination classes could be differentiated by life satisfaction and demographic variables (i.e., income). The results showed three classes regarding the employee procrastination: lowest procrastination group, lower procrastination group, and high procrastination group. Life satisfaction, age, and whether or not one has kids were predictive of group membership in certain procrastination groups compared to high procrastination group. Preventative public policy and intervention strategies designed to overcome procrastination in multinational corporation employees should improve life satisfaction and should be tailored to the type-specific reasons (e.g. high procrastination group).
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Liu, G. Exploring different types of procrastination in multinational corporation employees: a latent class analysis. Curr Psychol 43, 1986–1993 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04375-w
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