Backgound: Procrastination has been characterized as a deliberate delay of an intended course of action despite anticipating negative consequences. Literature has found associations between psychopathological symptoms and impaired functioning, particularly in academic contexts. Goals: The present work aimed to develop and characterize an experts’ panel evaluation of a new psychotherapeutic group intervention named “STOP Procrastination: Sensitize, Transform, Organize, Produce” based on the combination of traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy and contextual behavioral approaches. Methods: STOP is a 10-session group intervention aimed at helping people reduce their levels of procrastination by fostering more adaptive emotional regulation skills. Results: Results show that experts found STOP highly acceptable, adequate to the target population, and viable for implementation. Discussion: Qualitative suggestions regarding sessions were considered for STOP improvement. With further study, STOP has the potential to help individuals to better manage their procrastination.
Ferreira et al. (Sun,) studied this question.