Procrastination Tendency Scale Test
See how much you delay important tasks and how it affects your day in about 4 minutes. Get clear insights to target problem spots and build better planning and follow-through.
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Procrastination Scale (PS)
Procrastination Scale (PS)
Average
46.5
Normal range
34.7 — 58.3
min.
20
max.
100
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
How much trouble does the habit of putting off important tasks cause? Complete this test to obtain an accurate picture of what is happening. Select the response that best describes your behavior.
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Usually
- Always
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Usually
- Always
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Usually
- Always
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Procrastination Tendency Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs
This brief self-report measure assesses an individual’s tendency to delay intended tasks and responsibilities. The Procrastination Tendency Scale is used to characterize procrastination-related patterns that may affect daily functioning across academic, occupational, and personal domains.
The instrument includes 20 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. Responses can help identify the frequency and perceived impact of postponement behaviors and support clinical case formulation or research screening. Results from the Procrastination Tendency Scale should be interpreted in the context of other clinical information and are not, by themselves, diagnostic.
Author: P. Steel
Literature: Steel, P. The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin. 2007.; Tice, D. M., & Baumeister, R. F. Longitudinal study of procrastination, performance, stress, and health: The costs and benefits of dawdling. Psychological Science. 1997.; Sirois, F. M., & Pychyl, T. A. Procrastination and the priority of short-term mood regulation: Consequences for future self. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 2013.; Lay, C. H. At last, my research article on procrastination. Journal of Research in Personality. 1986.
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