Abstract
Social mobility refers to individuals’ movement through a social hierarchy. We examine the effect of perceived low social mobility on passive procrastination among a specific group—students. Across five studies (N = 1,042) using a mixed-method approach, including a three-wave longitudinal survey (Study 1), a cross-sectional survey (Study 2), and three fully controlled experiments (Studies 3A, 3B, and 4), we consistently found that students perceiving low social mobility exhibit a greater tendency to procrastinate passively. Notably, perceiving low social mobility was only causally related to passive, not active, procrastination (Study 4). Our findings add to the literature on both social mobility perceptions and procrastination, and identify a new approach to understanding passive procrastination among students. © The Author(s) 2025
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 827-834 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Social Psychological and Personality Science |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Online published | 5 Feb 2025 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2025 |
Funding
This research was supported by SRG-Fd-CityU Strategic Research Grant (grant no. 7006029) awarded to X.W.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Research Keywords
- perceived social mobility
- procrastination
- students
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