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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1331205

Explining the changes inprocrastination in an ACT-based course -Exploring the changes in psychological flexibility and time and effort management as mediators

Provisionally accepted
Henna Asikainen Henna Asikainen 1*Telle Katriina Hailikari Telle Katriina Hailikari 2Nina Katajavuori Nina Katajavuori 1
  • 1 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
  • 2 HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences, Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper, Finland

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    The aim of our study is to explore the relationship between procrastination, time management skills and psychological flexibility and the changes in them during an Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)-based course that included time management training. We also explored the effects of time management skills and psychological flexibility on procrastination. The study used an experimental design in an ACT-based well-being course that included time management training. The participants were 109 students taking the course and 27 waiting list students. Our results show that time management skills, psychological flexibility and procrastination were related to each other, and all changed during the course. In addition, change in both time management and psychological flexibility had an impact on the change in procrastination during the course. The results show that both time management and psychological flexibility influence the change in procrastination during an ACTbased course.

    Keywords: procrastination, Psychological flexibility, Time Management, higher education, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

    Received: 31 Oct 2023; Accepted: 16 Apr 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Asikainen, Hailikari and Katajavuori. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Henna Asikainen, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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