Teoh, Ai Ni, Chouynuu, Gi Kunchana, Lugiman, Valerie, and Chailis, Merry (2025) Does Social Monitoring Reduce Procrastination? Findings from a Five-Day Study. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. (In Press)

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Abstract

The present study examined how a combined approach (i.e., goal-setting and social facilitation via social media) affects procrastination. In this five-day online experimental study, our participants (N = 191, aged 17–43; 135 women) set a four-day plan for a new or ongoing academic project on Day 1. On Days 2–5, they followed through with the plan and made postings on social media – post both the plans and progress (n = 44), plans only (n = 51), progress only (n = 50), or neutral memes (n = 46). Participants who posted plans, plan and progress, and neutral memes experienced lower motivation on Day 1 than on Day 5. Furthermore, when task complexity was low, those who posted their plans on social media reported less procrastination on Day 5 than those who posted neutral memes. These findings highlight the effectiveness of the combined approach in tackling procrastination, which has important theoretical and practical implications.

Item ID:	84999
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1532-7590
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Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2025 23:47
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5203 Clinical and health psychology > 520304 Health psychology @ 70% 47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4702 Cultural studies > 470214 Screen and media culture @ 30%
SEO Codes:	13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1302 Communication > 130204 The media @ 30% 20 HEALTH > 2099 Other health > 209999 Other health not elsewhere classified @ 70%
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