Lower metacognitive abilities predict procrastination: a cross-sectional study of a healthy adult sample
A study of 108 healthy adults found that difficulties with task initiation and metacognition are the primary predictors of procrastination. While participants performed well on objective cognitive tests, their self-reported struggles with planning and starting tasks strongly correlated with delay behaviors.
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