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Procrastination and Symptoms of ADHD: Study Aims, Hypotheses, and Participants

The current study aims at exploring the relationship between procrastination and ADHD-related symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in an undergraduate college population.

The study proposes 2 hypotheses:

  • Researchers predict a positive correlation in the number/severity of ADHD-related behaviors and procrastination, specifically symptoms of impulsivity and impulsivity/hyperactivity symptom domain of ADHD.
  • Researchers predict that participants with high levels of impulsivity are more likely to procrastinate.

54 participants (4=male, 50=female),with an mean age of 19.72 were recruited from the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands (primarily psychology and pedagogy students).

  • Participants all scored either high, medium, or low on a self-report questionnaire of ADHD-related behaviors, including impulsivity, hyperactivity, and inattention.
  • Participants who scored within the highest 33% of symptoms experienced were invited, and only a small random subset of participants who scored within the middle 33% and lowest 33% were invited.

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Updated 2021-04-30

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