Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian version
Abstract Objective Procrastination has been the subject of studies due to its impact on people’s lives, work performance, satisfaction, and mental health. Measuring this construct is necessary to understand daily life’s direct and indirect effects. The objective of this study was to verify the evid...
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| author | Guilherme Chirinéa André Pereira Gonçalves Villena Louise Meira Costa Lima Ana Luísa Menezes Santos Cecília Pires de Almeida Pragya Lodha |
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| description | Abstract Objective Procrastination has been the subject of studies due to its impact on people’s lives, work performance, satisfaction, and mental health. Measuring this construct is necessary to understand daily life’s direct and indirect effects. The objective of this study was to verify the evidence of validity and reliability of the General Procrastination Scale for the Brazilian context as a method of investigating the phenomenon. Method Data were collected from 421 adults, aged between 18 and 64 years and with complete primary education, based on the application of a self-report measurement questionnaire. Results The results indicated a unifactorial structure and expected correlations with the external measures. Conclusion These results demonstrate the suitability of the scale for measuring procrastination in a Brazilian sample, which places this scale as a possibility of use in research to measure this construct. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d386ac6dbc9047779bb4fe834ba331b42025-08-20T03:21:28ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de CampinasEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas)1982-02752025-06-014210.1590/1982-0275202542e230051Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian versionGuilherme Chirinéahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6328-3931André Pereira Gonçalveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2470-4040Villena Louise Meira Costa Limahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2420-0184Ana Luísa Menezes Santoshttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-4903-0361Cecília Pires de Almeidahttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-6734-3170Pragya Lodhahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4170-4883Abstract Objective Procrastination has been the subject of studies due to its impact on people’s lives, work performance, satisfaction, and mental health. Measuring this construct is necessary to understand daily life’s direct and indirect effects. The objective of this study was to verify the evidence of validity and reliability of the General Procrastination Scale for the Brazilian context as a method of investigating the phenomenon. Method Data were collected from 421 adults, aged between 18 and 64 years and with complete primary education, based on the application of a self-report measurement questionnaire. Results The results indicated a unifactorial structure and expected correlations with the external measures. Conclusion These results demonstrate the suitability of the scale for measuring procrastination in a Brazilian sample, which places this scale as a possibility of use in research to measure this construct.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2025000103006&lng=en&tlng=enFactor analysis, statisticalProcrastinationPsychometrics |
| spellingShingle | Guilherme Chirinéa André Pereira Gonçalves Villena Louise Meira Costa Lima Ana Luísa Menezes Santos Cecília Pires de Almeida Pragya Lodha Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian version Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) Factor analysis, statistical Procrastination Psychometrics |
| title | Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian version |
| title_full | Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian version |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian version |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian version |
| title_short | Psychometric properties for the General Procrastination Scale (GPS) Brazilian version |
| title_sort | psychometric properties for the general procrastination scale gps brazilian version |
| topic | Factor analysis, statistical Procrastination Psychometrics |
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