Table 5 Rotated component matrix for the two factor solution of the Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS)

PPS1

I delay making decisions until it’s too late

.67

PPS2

Even after I make a decision I delay acting upon it

.44

PPS3

I waste a lot of time on trivial matters before getting to the final decisions

.68

PPS4

In preparation for some deadlines, I often waste time by doing other things

.49

PPS5

Even jobs that require little else except sitting down and doing them, I find that they seldom get done for days

.72

PPS6

I often find myself performing tasks that I had intended to do days before

.45

PPS7

I am continually saying “I’ll do it tomorrow”

.57

PPS8

I generally delay before starting on work I have to do

.77

PPS9

I find myself running out of time

.53

PPS10

I don’t get things done on time

.59

PPS11

I am not very good at meeting deadlines

.64

PPS12

Putting things off till the last minute has cost me money in the past

.46