Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy
Previous studies have suggested that physical activity may decrease academic procrastination; however, few studies have explored the underlying mechanisms of how physical activity exerts an effect on academic procrastination. This study aimed to examine the mediating effects of self-control and self...
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| description | Previous studies have suggested that physical activity may decrease academic procrastination; however, few studies have explored the underlying mechanisms of how physical activity exerts an effect on academic procrastination. This study aimed to examine the mediating effects of self-control and self-efficacy in the relationship between physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students.
Methods:
A cross-sectional design was used in this study. The sample comprised 564 university students from a university in Zhejiang, China. The physical activity rating scale-3 (PARS-3), self-control scale (SCS), generalized self-efficacy scale (GSES), and procrastination assessment scale-students (PASS) were used to investigate university students’ physical activity, self-control, self-efficacy, and academic procrastination respectively. The Percentile-Bootstrap technique was performed to examine the mediating effects of self-control and self-efficacy on the association between physical activity and academic procrastination.
Results:
Physical activity significantly predicted higher levels of self-control and self-efficacy, as well as lower levels of academic procrastination. Self-control and self-efficacy were significant mediators between physical activity and academic procrastination.
Conclusion:
This study indicated that physical activity interventions targeting the improvement of self-control and self-efficacy may reduce academic procrastination in university students. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:76222022-12-07T14:36:47Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/7622/ Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy Li, Changqing Hu, Yanbo Ren, Kai 150 Psychology 370 Education 790 Recreational & performing arts Previous studies have suggested that physical activity may decrease academic procrastination; however, few studies have explored the underlying mechanisms of how physical activity exerts an effect on academic procrastination. This study aimed to examine the mediating effects of self-control and self-efficacy in the relationship between physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used in this study. The sample comprised 564 university students from a university in Zhejiang, China. The physical activity rating scale-3 (PARS-3), self-control scale (SCS), generalized self-efficacy scale (GSES), and procrastination assessment scale-students (PASS) were used to investigate university students’ physical activity, self-control, self-efficacy, and academic procrastination respectively. The Percentile-Bootstrap technique was performed to examine the mediating effects of self-control and self-efficacy on the association between physical activity and academic procrastination. Results: Physical activity significantly predicted higher levels of self-control and self-efficacy, as well as lower levels of academic procrastination. Self-control and self-efficacy were significant mediators between physical activity and academic procrastination. Conclusion: This study indicated that physical activity interventions targeting the improvement of self-control and self-efficacy may reduce academic procrastination in university students. MDPI 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/7622/1/ijerph-19-06017.pdf Li, Changqing, Hu, Yanbo and Ren, Kai (2022) Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy. Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, 19 (10). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1660-4601 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106017 10.3390/ijerph19106017 |
| spellingShingle | 150 Psychology 370 Education 790 Recreational & performing arts Li, Changqing Hu, Yanbo Ren, Kai Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy |
| title | Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy |
| title_full | Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy |
| title_fullStr | Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy |
| title_short | Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy |
| title_sort | physical activity and academic procrastination among chinese university students a parallel mediation model of self control and self efficacy |
| topic | 150 Psychology 370 Education 790 Recreational & performing arts |
| url | https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/7622/1/ijerph-19-06017.pdf |
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