Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being
Published on 29. June 2016
304 pages
978-0-12-802898-8 (ISBN)
Description
Research on procrastination has grown exponentially in recent years. Studies have revealed that procrastination is an issue of self-regulation failure, and specifically misregulation of emotional states-not simply a time management problem as often presumed. This maladaptive coping strategy is a risk factor not only for poor mental health, but also poor physical health and other aspects of well-being. Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being brings together new and established researchers and theorists who make important connections between procrastination and health.
The first section of the book provides an overview of current conceptualizations and philosophical issues in understanding how procrastination relates to health and well-being including a critical discussion of the assumptions and rationalizations that are inherent to procrastination. The next section of the book focuses on current theory and research highlighting the issues and implications of procrastination for physical health and health behaviors, while the third section presents current perspectives on the interrelationships between procrastination and psychological well-being. The volume concludes with an overview of potential areas for future research in the growing field of procrastination, health, and well-being.
- Reviews interdisciplinary research on procrastination
- Conceptualizes procrastination as an issue of self-regulation and maladaptive coping, not time management
- Identifies the public and private health implications of procrastination
- Explores the guilt and shame that often accompany procrastination
- Discusses temporal views of the stress and chronic health conditions associated with procrastination
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Content
List of Contributors
Preface
Part 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction: Conceptualizing the Relations of Procrastination to Health and Well-Being
Fuschia M. Sirois
Chapter 2: Recovering Kairos: Toward a Heideggerian Analysis of Procrastination
James Crooks
Chapter 3: Structured Nonprocrastination: Scaffolding Efforts to Resist the Temptation to Reconstrue Unwarranted Delay
Joel H. Anderson
Part 2: Procrastination and Health
Chapter 4: Procrastination, Stress, and Chronic Health Conditions: A Temporal Perspective
Fuschia M. Sirois
Chapter 5: Bedtime Procrastination: A Behavioral Perspective on Sleep Insufficiency
Floor M. Kroese, Sanne Nauts, Bart A. Kamphorst, Joel H. Anderson and Denise T.D. de Ridder
Chapter 6: Measurement of Health-Related Procrastination: Development and Validation of the Exercise and Healthy Diet Procrastination Scales
Mohsen Haghbin and Timothy A. Pychyl
Chapter 7: The Relation Between General Procrastination and Health Behaviors: What Can We Learn from Greek Students?
Maria I. Argiropoulou, Anastasia Sofianopoulou and Anastasia Kalantzi-Azizi
Part 3: Procrastination & Well-Being
Chapter 8: Procrastination, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being
Timothy A. Pychyl and Fuschia M. Sirois
Chapter 9: Delaying Things and Feeling Bad About It? A Norm-Based Approach to Procrastination
Benjamin Giguère, Fuschia M. Sirois and Mamta Vaswani
Chapter 10: Temporal Views of Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being
Eve-Marie C. Blouin-Hudon, Fuschia M. Sirois, and Timothy A. Pychyl
Chapter 11: Procrastination and Well-Being at Work
Wendelien van Eerde
Chapter 12: Future of Research on Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being: Key Themes and Recommendations
Fuschia M. Sirois and Timothy A. Pychyl
