A Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Reduce Procrastination

Subject Areas : Educational

hadi keramati ¹ , Reza Jafariharandi ² , mohammad setayeshiazhari ³ , zahra torkzade ⁴

1 - Assistant Professor of Psychology Department, Psychology & Education Faculty, University of Kharazmi, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor in Educational Sciences Department, Literature & Human Sciences Faculty, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
3 - Ph.D Student of Psychology Department, Psychology & Education Faculty, University of Kharazmi, Tehran, Iran
4 - Education department, Human and literature faculty, University of Shahid chamran, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2020-04-16 Accepted : 2020-08-31 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: meta-analysis, effect size, procrastination Intervention, procrastination treatment,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to do a meta-analysis on interventions conducted on procrastination to determine the most effectiveness intervention for procrastination. This meta-analysis conducted on 17 studies and calculated 17 effect sizes. These studies were published in journals and database of Jahad Daneshgahi, Markaz Tahghighat cumputeri, Majalat Iran. Comprehensive meta analysis (CMA V2) were administrated to doing meta-analysis. The result showed that ACT and instruction of cognition and meta-cognition skills have most effectiveness to reduce procrastination. According to results researchers recommend the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy )ACT( and cognition and meta-cognition skills to overcoming procrastination.

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