Procrastination has two domains - intentional and unintentional. Fernie et al developed the Unintentional Procrastination Scale to evaluate unintentional procrastination in a patient with procrastination. The authors are from King's College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston University and London South Bank University in London.
Statements:
(1) I rarely begin tasks as soon as given them, even if I intend to.
(2) Often I mean to be doing something but it seems that sometimes I just don't get round to it.
(3) I often seem to start things and don't seem to finish them off.
(4) I intend to get things done, but sometimes this just does not happen.
(5) Often I will set myself a date by which I intend to get something done or make a decision but miss the deadline.
(6) I really want to get things finished in time, but I rarely do.
Response
Points
do not agree
1
agree slightly
2
agree moderately
3
agree very much
4
total score =
= SUM(point for all 6 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 6
• maximum score: 24
• A high score indicates unintentional procrastination.
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