8:30 am

Coffee and tea

8:50 am

Welcome

Fuschia Sirois

Gordon Flett

Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Windsor

York University

9:00 -

10:00

Session 1: Definitions and Measurement

A) On the Definition and Measurement of Procrastination

Piers Steel

University of Calgary

B) In Search of the Arousal Procrastinator: An Investigation of the Relation Between Procrastination, Arousal-based Personality Traits and Beliefs About Procrastination Motivations.

Kyle Simpson, Timothy Pychyl

Carleton University

10:00 -

10:30

Break  - Snacks, coffee and tea provided

10:30 -

12:00

Student Papers 1

A) Knowing the Better and Doing the Worse: A Philosophical Analysis of Procrastination, Temptation, and Making Healthy Changes

Emrah Eren

Fuschia Sirois

University of Windsor

B) Approach and Avoidance Personal Goals: Goal Appraisal Profiles, Congruence with Personality and Procrastination

Matthew Dann

Timothy Pychyl

Carleton University

C) Procrastination, Rumination and Savouring: An Exploration of the Cognitive Underpinnings of Task Delay

Emily Sumner

Joseph R. Ferrari

DePaul University

12:00 -

12:30

Discussion Period

12:30 -

1:30

Sandwich luncheon in BSB163

1:30 -

3:00

Session 2: Health and General Well-being

A) Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait? Procrastination and Leading the Good Life

Lalin Anik

Harvard Business School

B) Moving Forward in Life: A Guide to Directed Everyday Living

Clarry Lay

 York University

C) “I’ll look after my health, later”: A Prospective Study of the Linkages of Procrastination to Health and Well-being in Undergraduate Students.

 Fuschia Sirois

Jennifer Voth

Timothy Pychyl

University of Windsor

Carleton University

3:00 -

3:30

Break  - Snacks, coffee and tea provided

3:30 -

4:30

Session 3: Academic Procrastination

A) Gender Role Orientation on Academic Procrastination in a group of Turkish Adolescents

Bilge Uzun Ozer

Joseph R. Ferrari

Middle East Tech. University

DePaul University

B) Procrastination Cognitions in Stress and Distress

Gordon Flett

York University

4:30 -

5:30

General Discussion Period

6:00 pm

Group Dinner (not included in conference registration)

8:30 am

Coffee and tea

9:00 -

10:00

Session 4: Cross-cultural Perspectives and Measurement

A) Psychometric Properties of Tuckman Procrastination Scale in a Turkish Sample

Bilge Uzun Özer

Mesut Sackes

Bruce W. Tuckman

Middle East Technical University

Ohio State University

B) SEM Analysis of the Relationship between Fear of Failure and Procrastination

Mohsen Haghbin

Adam McCaffrey

Timothy Pychyl

Carleton University

10:00 -

10:30

Break  - Snacks, coffee and tea provided

10:30 -

12:00

Student Papers 2

A) In the Eye of the Beholder: Regret and Life Satisfaction for the Chronic Procrastinator

Kimberly Mancina

Joseph R. Ferrari

DePaul University

B) Emotional Intelligence, Self-control and Procrastination

Eric Heward

Timothy Pychyl

Carleton University

C) In Charge of Delay: Professionals with Personal Power Who Procrastinate

April Gonzalez

Joseph R. Ferrari

DePaul University

12:00 -

1:30

Hot buffet luncheon at Embers

1:30 -

2:30

Session 5 – Closing Papers:

New Perspectives on Procrastination

A) Blame it on time: A New Perspective on Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Task Performance

Fuschia Sirois

University of Windsor

B) I’ve been Thinking ~~~ I (WE) Am (Are) WRONG: A Better Approach to Understanding/Dealing with Procrastination

Joseph R. Ferrari

DePaul University

2:30 -

3:00

Break  - Snacks, coffee and tea provided

3:00 -

4:30

Final Discussion Period and Closing Comments