Table 1.

Example Items from the Five Measures of Procrastination and Impulsivity

Scale/Subscale	Example Item
Procrastination
General Procrastination Scale (GPS)	When planning a party, I make the necessary arrangements well in advance (R)
	If a bill for a small amount comes, I pay it right away
	I am continually saying “I’ll do it tomorrow”
Volitional Components Inventory (VCI): External Control	I don’t get started until time is about to run out
	I take care of unpleasant things only at the last minute
Volitional Components Inventory (VCI): Goal Neglect	I repeatedly postpone something
	I tell myself: You can always do it tomorrow
Volitional Components Inventory (VCI): Effort Avoidance	I avoid difficult goals
	I readily put difficult things aside
Action Control Scale (ACS): Decision vs. Hesitation	When I know I must finish something soon: I have to push myself to get started, I find it easy to get it done and over with When I have a boring assignment: I usually don’t have any problem getting through it, I sometimes just can’t get moving on it
Impulsivity
UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS): Positive Urgency	When I am really excited, I tend not to think of the consequences of my actions
	When I am really ecstatic, I tend to get out of control
UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS): Negative Urgency	I have trouble resisting my cravings (for food, cigarettes, etc.)
	When I feel rejected, I will often say things that I later regret
UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS): (lack of) Premeditation	My thinking is usually careful and purposeful (R)
	I like to stop and think things over before I do them (R)
Self Control Scale (SCS)	I do many things on the spur of the moment
	I am good at resisting temptation (R)
Goal Failures
Prospective Memory Questionnaire (PMQ): Long Term	I forgot to return something I borrowed
	I forgot to pass on a message to someone
Prospective Memory Questionnaire (PMQ): Short Term	I forgot to lock the door when leaving my apartment or house
	I forgot to pay the bill when finishing a meal at a restaurant
Prospective Memory Questionnaire (PMQ): Internally Cued	I got part way through a chore and forgot to finish
	I forgot what I came into a room to get
Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ)	Do you find you forget what you came to shops to buy?
	Do you fail to notice signposts on the road?

Note: (R) = Reverse scored item.