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Prokrastinering är något de allra flesta har upplevt någon gång. Vi fastnar i distraktioner istället för att göra det vi borde. Det kan leda till stress och minskad självkänsla. Men det är en mänsklig tendens, inte ett tecken på lathet. Genom att vara medvetna om vår prokrastinering kan vi ta steg för att motverka den. Genom kunskap och användning av olika tekniker som belöningar och självreflektion kan vi bryta destruktiva mönster och skapa mer produktiva vanor.  Detta arbete fokuserar på att undersöka och motverka prokrastinering genom att skapa lösningar och verktyg för att hjälpa vuxna att bryta vanor och uppnå sina mål. Genom att integrera kunskap och insikter från olika discipliner, såsom psykologi, design och teknologi, strävar arbetet efter att skapa en helhetslösning som adresserar de komplexa och individuella utmaningar som prokrastinering kan innebära. Genom att erbjuda verktyg, riktlinjer och stöd på ett lekfullt sätt kan mitt projekt hjälpa människor att uppnå sina mål, utveckla sig själva och forma sin framtid på ett meningsfullt sätt. / Procrastination is something most people have experienced at some point. We get caught up in distractions instead of doing what we should be doing. It can lead to stress and low self-esteem. But this is a human tendency, not a sign of laziness. By being aware of our procrastination, we can take steps to prevent it. Through knowledge and the use of techniques like rewards and self-reflection, we can break destructive patterns and create more productive habits. This work focuses on investigating and combating procrastination by creating solutions and tools to help adults break habits and achieve their goals. By integrating knowledge and insights from various disciplines such as psychology, design, and technology, the work aims to create a comprehensive solution that address the complex and individual challenges of procrastination. The project can assist people in achieving their goals, developing themselves, and shaping their future in a meaningful way by providing tools, guidelines, and support in a playful way,

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The present study deals with the predictive role of past and future self-continuity on procrastination at work. Self-continuity refers to how connected individuals feel to their past and future selves. Procrastination at work is a common issue with negative consequences for individuals and organizations. Previous research has shown a relationship between procrastination in the academic context and future self-continuity. Individuals with lower levels of future self-continuity are more likely to procrastinate because they perceive their future selves as strangers. The present study examines both past and future self-continuity in relation to procrastination in the workplace, rather than focusing on the academic domain. We collected quantitative data using an online questionnaire to answer the research questions. The results showed that both, past and future self-continuity, significantly predicted procrastination at work. Past self-continuity proved to be a stronger predictor than future self-continuity. Even after controlling for conscientiousness, past self-continuity robustly predicted procrastination at work. The mediation analysis did not show significant results for consideration of future consequences as a mediator. These findings emphasize the importance of considering individuals' connections to their past selves in understanding procrastination at work. They underscore the need for interventions that promote reflection on past experiences and goal setting to reduce procrastination tendencies. Our study provides new insights into self-continuity and procrastination in an organizational context and initiates future research and practical interventions.

Procrastination is a pervasive problem in education. In computer science, procrastination and lack of necessary time management skills to complete programming projects are viewed as primary causes of student attrition. The most effective techniques known to reduce procrastination are resource-intensive and do not scale well to large classrooms. In this thesis, we examine three course interventions designed to both reduce procrastination and be scalable for large classrooms. Reflective writing assignments require students to reflect on their time management choices and how these choices impact their classroom performance. Schedule sheets force students to plan out their work on an assignment. E-mail alerts inform students of their current progress as they work on their projects, and provide ideas on improving their work behavior if their progress is found to be unsatisfactory. We implemented these interventions in a junior-level course on data structures. The study was conducted over two semesters and 330 students agreed to participate in the study. Data collected from these students formed the basis of our analysis of the interventions. We found a statistically significant relationship between the time a project was completed and the quality of that work, with late work being of lower quality. We also found that the e-mail alert intervention had a statistically significant effect on reducing the number of late submissions. This result occurred despite students responded negatively to the treatment. / Master of Science

De flesta människor skjuter ibland fram saker som borde göras. Att prokrastinera är att medvetet fördröja något som var planerat, med vetskap om negativa påföljder. Tidigare forskning vittnar om olika definitioner av begreppet, där fokus varierar från att betrakta prokrastinering som ett enhetligt fenomen till att handla om olika aspekter av beteendet. Många faktorer relaterar till prokrastinering, däribland hälsa och stress. Stress är en normal respons som framkallar agerande, däremot kan långvarig stress leda till utmattningsrelaterade symtom och många vuxna svenskar uppger att stress påverkar deras psykiska hälsa. Eftersom det redan finns samband mellan prokrastinering och stress var undersökningens syfte att utröna huruvida det finns ett samband mellan prokrastinering och självskattade utmattningsrelaterade symtom, samt undersöka eventuella skillnader mellan åldersgrupper. I enkätundersökningen deltog 112 personer mellan 22–72 år (M= 35.54; SD=10.37) varav 76 kvinnor, 35 män och en identifierade sig som annat. Utifrån medelvärdet delades deltagarna in i åldersgrupper. Data samlades in under två veckor utifrån frågor baserade på två validerade självskattningsskalor. Resultatet visade ett signifikant samband mellan prokrastinering och utmattningsrelaterade symtom, däremot kunde inga signifikanta skillnader mellan åldersgrupperna påvisas varken för prokrastinering eller utmattningsrelaterade symtom. Utifrån kunskapsläget anser vi att undersökningen kan bidra med ökad förståelse kring prokrastinering och utmattningsrelaterade symtom. / Most people put off things that should be done at some point. To procrastinate is to deliberately delay something that was planned, knowing that it will lead to negative consequences. Thus, previous research highlights different definitions and approaches to the phenomenon, where the focal point varies from considering procrastination as a uniform phenomenon to treating different aspects of the behavior. Many factors relate to procrastination, including health and stress. Stress in humans is a normal response that causes us to act in different contexts. However, prolonged stress can lead to various exhaustion symptoms, and many Swedish adults report that stress affects their mental health. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 112 participants aged 22–72 years (M= 35.54; SD=10.37), including 76 women, 35 men and one identified as other. Data was collected over two weeks using questions based on two validated self-report scales. Pearson's correlation coefficient was estimated, and two independent t-tests were performed. The results showed a significant association between procrastination and exhaustion symptoms. However, no significant differences between the age groups could be detected for either procrastination or exhaustion-related symptoms. Based on the state of knowledge, we believe that the study can contribute to a better understanding of procrastination and exhaustion symptoms.

Des statistiques récentes du Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec révèlent que la durée des études aux cycles supérieurs a augmenté considérablement (Indicateurs de l'éducation, 2000). Un facteur pouvant contribuer au prolongement des études graduées est la procrastination académique (Muszynski & Akamatsu, 1991). Le but de cette étude est de vérifier un modèle de la procrastination académique d'étudiants à la maîtrise. Au total, 109 étudiants à la maîtrise et 57 directeurs de recherche ont participé à cette étude. Les résultats de l'analyse acheminatoire ont démontré que plus la disposition générale à la procrastination (trait de personnalité) est élevée et moins les croyances du directeur de recherche à l'égard de son étudiant sont positives, moins les évaluations réfléchies de l'étudiant sont positives. En retour, moins les évaluations réfléchies sont positives, plus l'étudiant démontre un déficit d'autorégulation académique. Finalement, plus le déficit d'autorégulation académique est important, plus l'étudiant a tendance à faire de la procrastination académique. Les résultats sont discutés à la lumière des évaluations réfléchies de l'étudiant (Jussim, Soffin, Brown, & Ley, 1992) et des croyances du directeur de recherche (Jussim, 1989).

Li, Ka Yi. / Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2014. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 40-42). / Abstracts also in Chinese; some appendixes includes Chinese. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on 25, October, 2016).

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