Physical activity and academic procrastination among Chinese university students: a parallel mediation model of self-control and self-efficacy

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

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Abstract / 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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	physical activity; self-control; self-efficacy; academic procrastination; parallel mediation model
Subjects:	100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences > 370 Education 700 The arts; fine & decorative arts > 790 Recreational & performing arts
Department:	School of Social Sciences and Professions
Depositing User:	Yanbo Hu
Date Deposited:	16 May 2022 08:29
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2022 14:36
URI:	https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/7622

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