Spanish validation of the pure procrastination scale: dimensional structure, internal consistency, temporal stability, gender invariance, and relationships with personality and satisfaction with life

Georgina Guilera; Maria Dolores López-Martínez; Maite Barrios; María Dolores Hidalgo; Piers Steel; Juana Gómez-Benito

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1268855

Spanish validation of the pure procrastination scale: dimensional structure, internal consistency, temporal stability, gender invariance, and relationships with personality and satisfaction with life

Front Psychol. 2024 Jan 17:14:1268855. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1268855. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Georgina Guilera^#^{1

2}, Maria Dolores López-Martínez^#³, Maite Barrios^{1

2}, María Dolores Hidalgo³, Piers Steel⁴, Juana Gómez-Benito^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
² Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department of Basic Psychology and Methodology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
⁴ Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

The objective of the current study was to adapt and validate the pure procrastination scale (PPS) for the Spanish adult population. Procrastination can have numerous consequences in daily life, making it essential to have reliable and valid instruments for measuring procrastination. Thus, this study was conducted to address this need. The sample consisted of 596 adults aged 18-83 years (M = 35.25, SD = 13.75). In addition to the PPS, participants completed two procrastination measures, namely the irrational procrastination scale and the decisional procrastination questionnaire, alongside the Big Five inventory and the satisfaction with life scale. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure of the PPS. The examination of the reliability of scores in terms of internal consistency and temporal stability showed satisfactory results for the PPS scores. Moreover, gender invariance was observed at the scalar level. Finally, the PPS scores correlated with other measures of procrastination, personality traits, and satisfaction with life in the expected direction and magnitude. In conclusion, the Spanish PPS offers valid and reliable scores when administered to adult population.

Keywords: Spanish sample; measurement invariance; measures of procrastination; reliability; validity.

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This research was supported by the Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants of the Government of Catalonia, Grant number 2021SGR01071.