Stop Procrastinating: Effects of a CBT-based Group Intervention on Procrastination and Mental Wellbeing in Students
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2020-07-03
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Students in particular suffer from procrastination. This can lead to serious academic and
health problems. This study therefore aims to investigate the treatment effects of a short
cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based group intervention on procrastination and mental
wellbeing in university students (n = 40). It was carried out as a randomized controlled trial
with a waitlist control group. Procrastination and mental wellbeing were assessed before and
after the intervention group received the intervention. It was based on previous research and
consisted of four weekly training sessions featuring CBT-techniques. Results showed that the
intervention helped participants reduce their procrastination significantly, with a large effect
size. Mental wellbeing improved in the whole sample, with a large effect size, but it did not
improve to a larger extent in the intervention group than in the control group. This study
provides promising new insights into the effectiveness of a short CBT-based group
intervention to address procrastination in students. Further research with an active control
group, to eliminate non-specific intervention factors, is needed to validate the results.
Consequently, this intervention might be an effective and time-efficient treatment option that
can be offered in university settings in the future.
Keywords: procrastination, cognitive behavioural therapy, randomized controlled trial, mental
wellbeing
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