Determining Psychometric Properties of New Active Procrastination Scale and Passive Procrastination Scale (Running Head: “psychometric properties of NAPS and PPS)

Authors

  • Dr. Sadia Aziz Associate Professor (Department of Applied Psychology, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan)
  • Dr. Naeem Tariq Ex-Director (National Institute of Psychology Centre of Excellence Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan)

Keywords:

active procrastination, passive procrastination, reliability, construct validation, adolescents

Abstract

The study was planned to determine the psychometric properties of New Active Procrastination Scale and Passive Procrastination Scale. The phenomenon of procrastination has not been extensively explored in Pakistani setting. Most of the available scales in local setting focused on negative aspect of procrastination so as there was a need to have a sound measure to assess level and type of procrastination. Overall 80 adolescents selected through convenient sampling approach participated in study. Findings revealed high internal consistency of NAPS and PPS and also substantiated the theoretically predicted relationship of NAPS and PPS with other variables. Study not only highlighted the significance of the construct and measures but also discussed the potential limitations and future recommendations of the study.

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Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Aziz, D. S. ., & Tariq, D. N. . (2019). Determining Psychometric Properties of New Active Procrastination Scale and Passive Procrastination Scale (Running Head: “psychometric properties of NAPS and PPS). UW Journal of Social Sciences, 2(2), 99–115. Retrieved from https://uwjss.org.pk/index.php/ojs3/article/view/83

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2019): UWJSS

Section

Articles