The Efficacy of Interventions Aimed at Reducing Procrastination: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Zendy

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The Efficacy of Interventions Aimed at Reducing Procrastination: A Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Author(s) -

Malouff John M.,

Schutte Nicola S.

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of counseling and development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805

H-Index - 78

eISSN - 1556-6676

pISSN - 0748-9633

DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12243

Subject(s) - procrastination , psychological intervention , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , psychology , inclusion (mineral) , clinical psychology , foundation (evidence) , medicine , psychotherapist , social psychology , psychiatry , archaeology , history

This meta‐analysis investigated the efficacy of interventions aimed at reducing procrastination in randomized controlled trials. Twelve studies, with a total of 646 participants, met inclusion criteria. The significant meta‐analytic effect size, Hedges's g = 1.18, indicates that the interventions had a large positive effect. Three variables significantly moderated effect size: Higher effects were associated with interventions delivered in person, student samples, and a no‐treatment control condition. The results lay a foundation for procrastination treatment and future research.

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