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Article

Precrastination and Time Perspective: Evidence from Intertemporal Decision-Making

by
Boyang Ma
and
Yong Zhang
*
School of Education and Psychology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610225, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13(8), 631; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13080631
Submission received: 13 June 2023 / Revised: 12 July 2023 / Accepted: 25 July 2023 / Published: 28 July 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cognitive Control and Interaction)
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Abstract

Although procrastination has been extensively studied, precrastination remains an unsolved puzzle. Precrastination is the tendency to start tasks as soon as possible, even at the cost of extra effort. Using the near bucket paradigm with 81 undergraduate students, this study examined the relationship between precrastination and time perspective, proactive personality, and subjects’ differential performance in intertemporal decision-making. The results confirmed the cognitive-load-reduction (CLEAR) hypothesis. Precrastination was found to be positively predicted by the future time dimension of time perspective and negatively predicted by proactive personality. In addition, there is a significant positive correlation between precrastination and delay discounting of intertemporal decision-making, which exists only for the loss situation.
Keywords: precrastination; time perspective; proactive personality; intertemporal decision-making precrastination; time perspective; proactive personality; intertemporal decision-making

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Ma, B.; Zhang, Y. Precrastination and Time Perspective: Evidence from Intertemporal Decision-Making. Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13080631

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Ma B, Zhang Y. Precrastination and Time Perspective: Evidence from Intertemporal Decision-Making. Behavioral Sciences. 2023; 13(8):631. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13080631

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Ma, Boyang, and Yong Zhang. 2023. "Precrastination and Time Perspective: Evidence from Intertemporal Decision-Making" Behavioral Sciences 13, no. 8: 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13080631

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Ma, B., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Precrastination and Time Perspective: Evidence from Intertemporal Decision-Making. Behavioral Sciences, 13(8), 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13080631

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