Examining the relationship between bedtime procrastination and personality traits in Chinese college students: the mediating role of self-regulation skills. 2024

Ying Zhao, and Dexin Meng, and Xiaohan Ma, and Jing Guo, and Liwei Zhu, and Yiming Fu, and Li Mu
Research Center of Brain and Cognitive Neuroscience, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, China.

Objective: Personality traits are commonly used to explain individual differences in procrastinatory behavior. This study aims to examine the relationship between bedtime procrastination (BP) and personality traits, and to understand the role of self-regulation skills in this relationship. Participants: We recruited 294 college students. Methods: Data were collected through standardized questionnaires to evaluate BP, personality traits, and self-control (a main indicator of self-regulation skills). Results: Correlation analysis showed that BP was positively correlated with the psychoticism and neuroticism dimensions of Eysenck's personality. Hierarchical regression and structural equation modeling analyses further revealed that psychoticism and neuroticism predicted BP directly and indirectly via self-control. Conclusions: BP has a significant relationship with Eysenck's personality traits, particularly, with some dimensions that directly and indirectly predict BP through self-regulation skills. Therefore, individualized intervention strategies based on personality traits and self-regulation skills should be integrated in measures used to reduce BP behaviors among college students.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010551 Personality Behavior-response patterns that characterize the individual. Personalities
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000075384 Neuroticism Personality trait related to tendency to respond to threat, frustration or a loss with negative emotions (e.g., ANGER; ANXIETY; FRUSTRATION; embarrassment and sadness). Neuroticism Traits,Neuroticism Trait
D000075682 Procrastination The deferment of actions or tasks to a later time, or to infinity.
D013334 Students Individuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program. School Enrollment,Enrollment, School,Enrollments, School,School Enrollments,Student
D014495 Universities Educational institutions providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees. University

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