Mao Yidi, Zhang Juan, Liu Yijun, Wang Yihui
University of Macau.
J Gen Psychol. 2025 Jul-Sep;152(3):475-496. doi: 10.1080/00221309.2024.2407426. Epub 2024 Sep 28.
Procrastination is a personality tendency with several deleterious consequences. Trait mindfulness has been found to be associated with procrastination. Nevertheless, the relationship between trait mindfulness and procrastination has yielded inconsistent results in previous studies. Therefore, by utilizing a three-level random-effects meta-analysic model, the present study synthesized previous studies to investigate the relationship between trait mindfulness and procrastination and explore the potential moderators that may affect this relationship. A significant and negative relationship between trait mindfulness and procrastination ( = -0.365; < 0.0001) was found by analyzing 36 effect sizes from 19 studies with 14,094 participants. The subsequent moderator analysis did not reveal any significant moderators. Overall, the current meta-analysis shed insightful light on information for future research on reducing procrastination by considering utilizing mindfulness-based interventions that make it easier for individuals to maintain a mindfulness state and enhance trait mindfulness, thereby reducing procrastination.
拖延是一种具有若干有害后果的人格倾向。特质正念已被发现与拖延有关。然而，特质正念与拖延之间的关系在以往研究中产生了不一致的结果。因此，本研究通过运用三级随机效应元分析模型，综合以往研究来探究特质正念与拖延之间的关系，并探索可能影响这种关系的潜在调节因素。通过分析来自19项研究、14094名参与者的36个效应量，发现特质正念与拖延之间存在显著的负相关关系（ = -0.365； ＜0.0001）。随后的调节因素分析未发现任何显著的调节因素。总体而言，当前的元分析通过考虑利用基于正念的干预措施，为未来关于减少拖延的研究提供了有见地的信息，这些干预措施使个体更容易保持正念状态并增强特质正念，从而减少拖延。
