Procrastination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Procrastination involves voluntarily or habitually delaying unpleasant tasks for later. It is characterized by short-term benefits and long-term costs. The COVID-19 pandemic set specific circumstances that may have influenced procrastination behavior. This scoping review identified the existing peer-reviewed literature in English or Spanish about procrastination during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020 to April 2021) in six electronic databases. To conduct the review, a five-step methodological framework, as well as established PRISMA guidelines, was followed. A total of 101 articles were found. After removing duplicates and reviewing the articles, only 13 were included in the review. Findings indicate that procrastination was studied mostly in academic contexts in various parts of the g

SUBMITTER: Unda-Lopez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8868816 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature