Intervention to reduce procrastination in first-year students: Preliminary results from a
Norwegian study
Sammanfattning
This paper reports preliminary results from a brief intervention designed to reduce academic
procrastination. Students enrolled in an introductory psychology course received lectures and
seminar sessions about procrastination and its causes and consequences. Students who were
enrolled in an introductory psychology course received lectures and seminar sessions about
procrastination and its causes and consequences, as well as information about techniques that are
helpful in reducing and preventing the problem. Changes in procrastination and techniques helpful in
reducing procrastination were monitored in pre and post probes. Results indicated that students
reduced their procrastination, with the most positive changes observed in students who were high in
procrastination tendencies at the outset of the intervention.