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- Forsell, E., et al.
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Overcoming procrastination : One-year follow-up and predictors of change in a randomized controlled trial of Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy
- 2016
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Procrastination; the purposeful delay of an intended course of action is, for many, a persistent behavior associated with reduced mood, increased stress, and poorer performance. 20 % of adults and 50 % of students experience significant difficulties with procrastination. Internet- based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) shows promise for several conditions, but has never been applied to procrastination. The current study examined the efficacy of ICBT for procrastination at post treatment and one-year follow-up, and investigated predictors of change.Method: Participants (N = 150) were randomized to 10 weeks of either guided self-help, unguided self-help, or wait-list control (receiving unguided self-help after the first treatment period). Outcome measures were the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS), the Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS), the Susceptibility to Temptation Scale, the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment, and the Quality of Life Inventory. Intention-to-treat was used for all statistical analyses, with mixed-effects models to assess the effect of time and group.Results: Moderate to large effect sizes were obtained post treatment comparing guided and unguided self-help with wait-list control, the PPS, Cohen’s d = 0.70, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.29, 1.10], and d = 0.50, 95% CI [0.10, 0.90], and the IPS, d = 0.81 95% CI [0.40, 1.22], and d = 0.69 95% CI [0.29, 1.09]. Clinically significant change was achieved among 31.3–40.0% for guided self-help and 24.0–36.0% for unguided self-help. Neither treatment condition was superior on any outcome measure, Fs (98, 65.17-72.55) < 1.70, p > .19. One-year follow-up data has been collected and the results will be available at the time of the conference, including predictors of change.Conclusion: ICBT could be useful for self-reported problems of procrastination, with results at one-year follow-up and predictors of change revealing the long-term benefit and variables associated with successful treatment outcome.
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- Rozental, Alexander, et al.
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Overcoming procrastination : One-year follow-up and predictors of change in a randomized controlled trial of Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy
- 2016
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: Procrastination refers to the purposeful delay of an intended course of action and can become a persistent behavioral pattern associated with reduced mood, increased stress, and poorer performance. One-fifth of the adult population and half of the student population experience significant difficulties due to procrastination, but has received little attention in clinical research. Meanwhile, Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) has been found promising for several conditions, but has not yet been used in relation to procrastination. The current study thus aimed to examine the efficacy of ICBT for procrastination at post treatment and one-year follow-up, as well as to investigate predictors of change.Method: Participants (N = 150) were randomized to a ten-week treatment programme; guided self-help, unguided self-help, and wait-list control (receiving unguided self-help after the first treatment period). Outcome measures were administered at screening, post treatment, one-year follow-up, or weekly, consisting of the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS), the Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS), the Susceptibility to Temptation Scale, the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment, and the Quality of Life Inventory. Intention-to-treat was used for all statistical analyses, with mixed-effects models to assess the effect of time and group.Results: Moderate to large effect sizes were obtained at post treatment comparing guided and unguided self-help with wait-list control, the PPS, Cohen’s d = 0.70, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.29, 1.10], and d = 0.50, 95% CI [0.10, 0.90], and the IPS, d = 0.81 95% CI [0.40, 1.22], and d = 0.69 95% CI [0.29, 1.09]. Clinically significant change was achieved among 31.3–40.0% for guided self-help, compared with 24.0–36.0% for unguided self-help. Neither of the treatment conditions was found to be superior on any of the outcome measures, Fs (98, 65.17-72.55) < 1.70, p > .19. One-year follow-up data has just been collected and the results of will be available at the time of the conference, including predictors of change.Conclusion: ICBT could be useful for managing self-reported problems of procrastination, with results at one-year follow-up and predictors of change revealing the long-term benefit and possible variables responsible for a successful treatment outcome.
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- Rozental, Alexander, et al.
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Understanding and treating procrastination
- 2015
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Prokrastinering definieras som beteendet att medvetet förhala ett tilltänkt handlingsförlopp, trots medvetenhet om att det kan medföra negativa konsekvenser. Utöver att påverka prestationen på en given uppgift eller aktivitet har prokrastinering även visat sig vara associerat med sämre psykisk och fysisk hälsa. Trots detta är forskning på effektiva behandlingsinterventioner för prokrastinering ytterst begränsat. Aktuellt symposium syftar till att delge resultaten från två kliniska studier där kognitiv beteendeterapi har använts i behandling av personer med svåra problem av prokrastinering, dels i form av Internetbaserad självhjälpsbehandling, dels i form av gruppbehandling. Utöver en presentation av utfallet ges dessutom en genomgång av en klusteranalys av de deltagare som har sökt hjälp för prokrastinering, vilken visar på behovet av noggrann screening och god differentialdiagnostik inför en behandling.
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