The present study investigated the relative efficacy of paradoxical, behavioral, and reflection-support treatments among college students who complained about procrastination of studying. Although there is much literature describing successful use of paradoxical treatment, there has been little substantive research. Paradoxical techniques offer more complex theoretical explanations than behavioral therapy even though in practice the procedure of each are often quite similar. Subjects were selected by their response to an ad in the school newspaper that offered free treatment for students who had problems with procrastination. Further screening of participants was done through clinical interviews. Thirty-three subjects were selected for treatment of procrastination with three clients randomly assigned to each of 11 advanced psychology graduate students who served as therapists. Each therapist provided all three types of treatment, one type of treatment to each of their three assigned clients.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330977 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Young, James Robert |
| Contributors | Doster, Joseph A., 1943-, Wenrich, W. W., 1932-, Kooker, Earl W., Haynes, Jack Read |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 100 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Young, James Robert, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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