This study aimed to examine how the contemplation of future consequences and the
exercise of self-control affected active and passive procrastination behaviors evinced by
high school students. A total of 510 high school students from Seoul and Gyeongg...
This study aimed to examine how the contemplation of future consequences and the
exercise of self-control affected active and passive procrastination behaviors evinced by
high school students. A total of 510 high school students from Seoul and Gyeonggi
province participated in this study. A questionnaire that queried the components of the
consideration of future consequences, self-control, as well as active and passive
procrastination was administered to the participants. The obtained data were analyzed
using correlation and path analyses. The study yielded the following significant results:
The consideration of future consequences was found to indirectly influence active and
passive procrastination through the element of self-control. High scores in the
sub-scale CFC-Future prompted higher self-control which, in turn, caused higher
active procrastination and lower passive procrastination. Higher tallies in the sub-scale
CFC-immediate were found to initiate lower self-control which, in turn, generated
lower active procrastination and higher passive procrastination. In conclusion, the
present investigation confirmed that the cognition of future consequences and the
application of self-control affect both active and passive forms of procrastination. The
outcomes of this study can contribute significantly to a more comprehensive
understanding of the manners in which the thinking of future consequences influences
active and passive procrastination behaviors exhibited by high school students. The
results of this study can be used as a basis for prospective investigations into the
theme of procrastination during adolescence.