Effectiveness of a guided internet-based intervention for procrastination among university students - A randomized controlled trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT: Procrastination is a widespread problem that is highly prevalent among the young adult population and is associated with several negative consequences. However, current evidence on the effectiveness of e-health interventions for procrastination either lack a comparison to an inactive control, do not include a student population or are of poor quality. This protocol describes the design of a trial that will overcome these limitations and examine the effectiveness of a guided internet-based intervention (GetStarted) to reduce problematic procrastinating behaviors in college students compared to a waitlist control. This study will be a two-armed randomized controlled trial with a calculated sample size of N = 176. Participants will be students from seven universities in t

SUBMITTER: Amarnath A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009202 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature