Examining Procrastination Across Multiple Goal Stages: A Longitudinal Study of Temporal Motivation Theory.

Procrastination is among the most common of motivational failures, putting off despite expecting to be worse off. We examine this dynamic phenomenon in a detailed and realistic longitudinal design (Study 1) as well as in a large correlational data set ( = 7400; Study 2). The results are largely consistent with temporal motivation theory.

Why women perform better in college than admission scores would predict: Exploring the roles of conscientiousness and course-taking patterns.

Women typically obtain higher subsequent college GPAs than men with the same admissions test score. A common reaction is to attribute this to a flaw in the admissions test. We explore the possibility that this underprediction of women's performance reflects gender differences in conscientiousness and college course-taking patterns.