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Decisional procrastination correlates: personality traits, self-esteem or perception of cognitive failure?

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Abstract

The aim of the present study is to examine a number of decisional procrastination correlates. A sample of 258 subjects attending secondary school were administered the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, Self-Esteem Scale, Big Five Questionnaire and Five Factors Adjective Short Test. The data were subjected to correlation and multiple regression. Decisional procrastination is best explained by the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. The results enable a further analysis in the field of decisional procrastination.

Résumé.

Facteurs liées à la procrastination décisionnelle: traits de la personnalité, auto-estime ou perception d’échec cognitif? L’objectif de la présente étude est de vérifier quelques corrélations de la procrastination décisionnelle. On a administré à un échantillon de 258 sujets fréquentant l’école supérieur: le Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, Self-Esteem Scale, Big Five Questionnaire et Five Factors Adjective Short Test. Les données statistiques ont été soumises à la corrélation et à la régression multiple. La procrastination décisionnelle est mieux expliquée par le Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. Les résultats rendent possible une analyse plus pousée dans le domaine de la procrastination décisionnelle.

Zusammenfassung.

Entscheidungsaufschubkorrelationen: Persönlichkeitsmerkmale, Selbstachtung oder Wahrnehmung von Kognitivem Misserfolg? Das␣Ziel der vorliegenden Untersuchung ist die Prüfung von Entscheidungsaufschubkorrelationen. Einer Gruppe von 258 Oberschülern, wurden folgende Fragebogen vorgelegt: Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, Self-Esteem Scale, Big Five Questionnaire und Five Factors Adjective Short Test. Die␣Daten wurden durch Korrelation und multiple Regression verarbeitet. Der Entscheidungsaufschub wird am besten durch das CFQ erklärt. Die Resultate ermöglichen eine tiefere Analyse auf dem Gebiet des Entscheidungsaufschubs.

Resumen.

Correlaciones del aplazamiento decisional: rasgos de la personalidad, autoestima y percepción del fallo cognitivo? El objetivo de este estudio es averiguar las implicaciones del aplazamiento decisional. Una muestra de 258 sujetos de escuela secundaria fueron sometidos a: Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, Self-Esteem Scale, Big Five Questionnaire y Five Factors Adjective Short Test. Los datos fueron sometidos a la correlación y a la regresión múltiple. El aplazamiento decisional queda muy bien explicado por el Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. Los resultados permiten una más amplia reflexión en el campo del aplazamiento decisional.

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Fabio, A.D. Decisional procrastination correlates: personality traits, self-esteem or perception of cognitive failure?. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 6, 109–122 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-006-9000-9

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