Associations of procrastination with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal
Issued Date
2025-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
21981833
eISSN
16132238
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85218164637
Journal Title
Journal of Public Health (Germany)
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Public Health (Germany) (2025)
Suggested Citation
Hajek A., Gyasi R.M., Pengpid S., Kostev K., Soysal P., Veronese N., Smith L., Jacob L., König H.H., Peltzer K. Associations of procrastination with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal. Journal of Public Health (Germany) (2025). doi:10.1007/s10389-025-02419-y Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/105433
Title
Associations of procrastination with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal
Author's Affiliation
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
Centre de Recherche Epidémiologiques et Bio Statistiques de Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS)
Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi
African Population and Health Research Center
Hôpital Fernand-Widal
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia
University of the Free State
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
Mahidol University
Southern Cross University
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Standort Marburg
Anglia Ruskin University
Asia University
Centre de Recherche Epidémiologiques et Bio Statistiques de Sorbonne Paris Cité (CRESS)
Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi
African Population and Health Research Center
Hôpital Fernand-Widal
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia
University of the Free State
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
Mahidol University
Southern Cross University
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Standort Marburg
Anglia Ruskin University
Asia University
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Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Aim: The aim was to investigate the association of procrastination with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal (also stratified by sex). Subjects and methods: Data were used from a large sample of the general adult population in Germany, consisting of individuals aged 18 to 74 years (analytic sample, n = 5000 individuals, mean age: 46.9 years, SD: 15.2; 50.7% female). Standardized instruments were employed to measure the key variables. Multiple linear regressions were employed. Results: After the adjustment for various sociodemographic factors, lifestyle habits, and health-related variables, the regression analyses showed that greater procrastination was significantly associated with higher levels of loneliness (β =.11, p <.001), higher perceived social isolation (β =.05, p <.001), higher objective social isolation (β =.14, p <.001), and greater social withdrawal (β = 1.00, p <.001). Additional regressions showed that such associations were mainly significantly more pronounced among men. Conclusion: Our study showed that procrastination is associated with several unfavorable social outcomes, particularly among men. Efforts to address procrastination may also help such unfavorable social outcomes, pending future longitudinal studies.