I can heartily recommend reading:

http://www.excellerate.co.nz/webapps/i/102192/363674/serial_procrastination_managing_dna_delay.html

Don't wait.

Download it now and enjoy it!

Hello Carmen

I tried to download the above as recommended by Ian, but was denied access.

However, these are 2 further references, one regarding graduates, and one undergraduates:

Alexander, E. S., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2007). Academic procrastination and the role of hope as a coping strategy. Personality and Individual Differences, 42(7), 1301-1310.

Burns, L. R., Dittmann, K., Nguyen, N. L., & Mitchelson, J. K. (2000). Academic procrastination, perfectionism, and control: Associations with vigilant and avoidant coping. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 15(5; SPI), 35-46.

Lawrence Burns, who with his colleagues wrote the second, is a member of ResearchGate.  

Best wishes

Mary

@Mary. I have fixed the URL. Sorry about that. 

Thank you Ian - have accessed the site and will enjoy!

Mary

Thanks Ian and Mary that was quite interesting. 

Regards

Carmen

Depends on situation and the urgency of decion making. Procrastination is not good, in case a problem need immediate interventions. You may call operational devious which have short term orientation. While all strategic decisions which are long term require a deep sense of analysis which is more longitudinal, badly need procrastination to collect best if facts and information. 

Dear Dileep,

Thanks. In fact I have read that it could also be a positive sign.  However, I need to have more information regarding this issue.

Regards

Carmen Camilleri

Carmen: Are you procrastinating from doing your research? Is this mechanism a useful way of coping (hoping that the problem will go away, or be 'magically' solved)? Is it leading into deeper denial that the first part of your project is due next week?? Or has the 'delay' resulted in some quality leads and links from RGers???

After what period does sensible procrastination switch to foolish procrastination?

If you wish to (sensibly) procrastinate further, then send this to Google Scholar: "successful procrastination".

Dear Ian,

Thanks. I can now understand the meaning of structured procrastinatiion.  I assure you I do not like procrastinating because when I involve myself into something I would like to have that finished as I know that something else will follow after that.

Regards

Carmen Camilleri

In a longitudinal descriptive study design, in order to get the perception of respondents periodically on the said parameters you need a structured procrastination...its not untouchable..!! The research design determine the nature of procrastination in research.

You approach a respondent today and he told come tomorrow, then you have to procrastinate one day. 

If a respondent reluctantly behaved and he/she has best of information about the phenomenon understudy, then you have to procrastinate your decision to approach him/her....considering moods fluctuations...!!

Research should go with a structured measurement with flexible mind set.

Carmen,

Let me quote some sayings:

1. Never do today what you can put off to tomorrow: Oscar Wilde

2. Hurry makes for worry.

3. Work expands to fill the time available to do it. Peter Principle.

If you start writing your thesis earlier, your Guide, in all probability, make you rewrite it % times; if you procrastinate and delay it, you may have to rewrite it only three times. Learn when to put off and when not to is the key. Many things may need not be done at all. I know. I never procrastinate and end up doing more

Narayanan

Dear Narayanan

That seems to be an eye-opener.

Regards

Carmen

Two months ago I was asked to print, fill in 4 forms, scan and return them.

It was on my procrastinate-list until this week when I was phoned to say my requested documents were ready to be picked up. And I felt bad each day at suppressing my conscience!

Dear Ian,

That seems to be the negative aspect of procratination.

Regards

Carmen Camilleri

We have paid off our house and need the deed of sale so that we can sell it. What raised my suspicions was that the conveyancing lawyers wanted my bank account number. (HEY?) I feel Good now that I saved time. That is positive!

Dear Nina Maria,

Thanks so much for that interesting article. I am trying to find out about stress and coping mechanisms among nursing students. I would really appreciate if you come across any information

Regards

Carmen Camilleri

Dear Carmen

1. Stress and Coping Strategies among Nursing Students

medind.nic.in/nad/t11/i4/nadt11i4p141.pdf

2. The level of stress and coping mechanism adopted by I Year B.Sc. nursing students. http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2013;volume=1;issue=1;spage=19;epage=23;aulast=Prasad

Hope the above will be useful

Narayanan

Dear Narayana

Thanks. Both articles are very relevant to my study and I appreciate them greatly. Any more articles are welcomed so that I can get various cultural aspects of stress and coping included in my literature.

Thanks again and Regards

Carmen Camilleri

See what you think of that

http://www.free-management-ebooks.com/dldebk-pdf/fme-overcoming-procrastination.pdf

http://studiemetro.au.dk/fileadmin/www.studiemetro.au.dk/Procrastination_2.pdf

http://www.bradford.ac.uk/academic-skills/media/learnerdevelopmentunit/documents/academicskillsresources/timemanagementandprocrastination/Teach-Yourself-Overcoming-Procrastination.pdf

Dear Vilemar

Thank you so much for the resource material that you have sent me. I appreciate.

Regards

Carmen Camilleri

Dear @Carmen, this is fine proverb:

“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.” –Charles Dickens

Recently, I have read fine article How To Make Yourself Work When You're Not In The Mood

"Procrastination affects everyone. It sneaks up on most people when they’re tired or bored, but for some, procrastination can be a full-fledged addiction. They avoid all day the work that is right in front of them, only to go home and toil late into the night, frantically trying to finish what they could have easily completed before dinner.

With the holidays approaching, the high season for procrastination is upon us. It’s even more difficult to get work done when you’re stuck at the office, wishing you were enjoying time with family and friends.

Still, the procrastination cycle can become crippling at any time of the year, which is troubling, because recent studies show that procrastination magnifies stress, reduces performance, and leads to poor health..."

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-make-yourself-work-when-youre-mood-dr-travis-bradberry?trk=eml-b2_content_ecosystem_digest-recommended_articles-55-null&midToken=AQHLIjW6KB_ESw&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=3RV_3oEU1ApT01

Procrastination is good in one case - when delaying the end of life.

Procrastination is positive from man's perspective (naturally)  and negative from woman's perspective (naturally).  The best, reliable and most fresh data to support that statement can be found in most married couple's houses.  Good luck.

"Psychologists see procrastination as a misplaced coping mechanism, as an emotion-focused coping strategy. [People who procrastinate are] using avoidance to cope with emotions, and many of them are non-conscious emotions. So we see it as giving in to feel good. And it’s related to a lack of self-regulation skills. .

Sadanand, in order to avoid plagiarism that you practice very often, you must bring the link to the resource that has been used as yours in "your" answer!!! Here it is:

https://bigthink.com/ideafeed/procrastination-is-strong-emotional-coping-mechanism