“…The nature of procrastination in older adults was studied from different angels (Ferrari et al, 2007 ; Tibbett and Ferrari, 2015 ). Epidemiological studies in English speaking countries, in Germany, Turkey, and six Spanish talking countries indicated that people procrastinate less as they age, when they are educated, married, have a job and reside in countries with higher levels of self-discipline (Ferrari et al, 2005b , 2007 , 2009b ; Gröpel and Steel, 2008 ; Steel and Ferrari, 2013 ; Beutel et al, 2016 ). Further, it was revealed that procrastination in older adults is associated with emotional variables such as life regrets (Ferrari et al, 2009a ), perceived stress, distress (depression, anxiety, fatigue), and reduced life satisfaction across a broad set of life-domains (Beutel et al, 2016 ).…”