Short General Procrastination Scale – Chinese Version

Description

Procrastination refers to the behavior of voluntarily and unreasonably delaying the initiation or completion of a planned course of action, despite being aware that such behavior leads to personal loss or negative consequences. Procrastination has become a widespread phenomenon, occurring in learning, work, and decision-making contexts. Severe procrastination not only significantly decreases task efficiency and quality, resulting in poorer academic performance, but also poses serious risks to personal mental and physical health, such as increased anxiety and depression, lowered self-esteem and personal happiness, and heightened psychological stress. Research has shown that environmental factors (e.g., family atmosphere), task-related factors (e.g., task structure), and personality factors (e.g., personality traits) can all influence procrastination. Numerous interventions based on these findings have proven effective and have maintained good effects in follow-up evaluations. The General Procrastination Scale has become the preferred choice for researchers and is currently the most widely used and effective trait procrastination scale.

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Administration Method and Scoring

The General Procrastination Scale consists of 20 items and is structured as a unidimensional scale with good reliability and validity. However, some shortcomings have been identified in practical use. For clinical populations, participant burden is a key issue; when overall assessments include multiple measures, concise measurement tools can save time and cost, reduce sample bias, and improve data quality. Additionally, due to changes over time, some items in the original scale have become outdated.

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Keywords

Procrastination, General Procrastination Scale, SGPS, Mental Health, Task Efficiency

Items in Chinese

简版一般拖延量表（Short General Procrastination Scale，SGPS）
1. 在完成截止日期临近的任务时，我还经常浪费时间做其它事情。
2. 我经常说“明天再做”。
3. 我通常会提前完成任务。
4. 对于必须要做的事，我也会拖几天再做。
5. 我会完成当天打算做的所有事情。
6. 我在晚上休息放松之前，通常会处理好当天需要做的一切事情。
7. 即使是容易做的简单事情，我也很少会在几天内把它完成。
8. 我经常在做几天前就该做的事情。
9. 即使是必需品，我通常也会拖到最后一刻才买。

Items in English

1. I often waste time doing other things instead of completing tasks as the deadline approaches.
2. I often say “I’ll do it tomorrow.”
3. I usually complete tasks ahead of schedule.
4. I tend to delay essential tasks for a few days before doing them.
5. I will accomplish all the things I planned to do for the day.
6. Before relaxing at night, I usually take care of everything I need to do for the day.
7. Even simple and easy tasks, I rarely complete within a few days.
8. I often do things that should have been done a few days ago.
9. Even when it’s necessary, I typically wait until the last minute to buy it.

References

张亚利, 李森, 俞国良. 简版一般拖延量表在中国大学生群体中的信效度检验[J]. 中国临床心理学杂志, 2020, 28(03): 483-486.
董杰. 时间压力和反馈方式对拖延行为影响的实证研究[D]. 2016.
Lay(1986)编制的一般拖延量表，是最为常用测量拖延的行为自评量表之一，共20个项目。一般拖延量表(the General Procrastination Scale, GPS)
谷雨琦. 高校学生消极完美主义和担忧影响拖延行为：消极问题趋向的中介作用[D]. 浙江大学, 2018.