What are active procrastinators like? Past research examining the Big Five personality predictors of active procrastination (AP) has found Extraversion and Emotional Stability to be predictive of such a behavioral characteristic. Yet, previous studies suffered from the fact that data were solely collected from undergraduates in academic settings using self-reports of personality. Attempting to extend the personality-AP associations among college students to working adults as well as to expand our knowledge on the personality profiles of active procrastinators according to both self- and other reports, the present study investigated the predictive effects of N = 173 full-time employees’ Big Five personality traits on their AP behaviors in the workplace via self- and supervisor-rated personality. Results revealed that Extraversion and Emotional Stability predicted AP across both rating sources and that in the supervisor-rating results only, the trait Agreeableness emerged as another (negative) predictor of AP. In light of recent developments with multimethod studies in the field of personality research, we discussed possible reasons for the current findings together with the study implications for research and practice related to AP at work.

积极的拖延者是什么样的？过去研究主动拖延（AP）的大五人格预测因子发现外向性和情绪稳定性可以预测这种行为特征。然而，以前的研究受到这样一个事实的困扰，即数据仅从学术环境中的本科生使用人格自我报告收集。本研究试图将大学生之间的人格-AP关联扩展到工作的成年人，并根据自我和其他报告扩大我们对积极拖延者人格特征的了解，本研究调查了N的预测效果 = 173 名全职员工的大五人格特质通过自我和主管评价的人格在工作场所的 AP 行为。结果显示，外向性和情绪稳定性在两个评级来源中都预测了 AP，并且仅在主管评级结果中，特征宜人性成为 AP 的另一个（负面）预测因子。鉴于人格研究领域多方法研究的最新进展，我们讨论了当前发现的可能原因以及研究对工作中与 AP 相关的研究和实践的意义。