DEVELOPMENT OF A STRUCTURAL MODEL OF PROC RASTINATION

The present study developed and tested a structural model of procrasti nation based on a set of personality variables in a sample of college students. Through the use of a path analysis, fear of failure was show n to play an important role in procrastination. This was due primarily to its substantial influence over the construct as well as to indirec t influences mediated through competition, depression and planning. Al l the intervening variables had direct effects over procrastination, a nd all path coefficients were significantly different from zero.