PECULIARITIES OF THE MOTIVATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE PROCRASTINATOR’S PERSONALITY

Abstract

The relevance of the study of procrastination as an integral personal construct of procrastination as an integral personal construct with an emphasis on the specifics of the manifestation of its motivational dimension.
The purpose of this research was to determine the characteristics of the motivational structure of the procrastinator.
During the experiment, the following research methods were used: the technique of procrastination diagnostics proposed by O. Zhuravlova and O. Zhuravlov; P Steel “Pure Procrastination Scale”, V. Milman “Diagnosis of the motivational structure of personality”.
The sample consisted of 347 people between the ages of 18 and 47. The analysis of the obtained results showed that all recorded correlations between procrastination and motivational parameters are characterized by negative values. It was found that with increasing the tendency of the individual to procrastination decreases his desire to engage in creative activities. The inverse correlation of the tendency to postpone tasks with the motive of general activity confirmed that the respondents, who are characterized by dilatory behavior, are characterized by a low level of endurance, perseverance, efficiency, necessary to achieve their own goals. The close relationship between the general level of propensity to procrastinate and indicators of the motive of public utility showed that the strengthening of dilatory tendencies in the lives of respondents is accompanied by a decrease in their desire to benefit others, to serve a common idea. It is noted that with increasing individual propensity to procrastinate, there is a weakening of his desire to provide themselves and their loved ones with material resources necessary for life, as evidenced by the inverse relationship of the general level of procrastination with indicators of life support.
The results of regression analysis showed that the decrease in the level of manifestation of the motive of social utility in the subjects is a predictor of the development of procrastination.
It was found that people with a low level of procrastination more often than respondents with a high degree of its formation, are guided in their activities by motives of livelihood and social status.
A person who is not prone to procrastination, compared to the individual who has this characteristic, expresses a stronger desire to perform interesting and extraordinary activities, and is more focused on helping others, making their own contribution to the implementation of ideas important to society. The study of the motivational sphere of the subjects allows us to state that in procrastinators, in contrast to persons who are not prone to dilatory behavior, most motivational tendencies are less pronounced.