College Students Who Have an Eveningness Preference Report Lower Self-Control and Greater Procrastination
College Students Who Have an Eveningness Preference Report Lower Self-Control and Greater Procrastination
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DOI：
10.1080/07420520802553671
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Howell, Andrew J.
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作者：
Digdon, Nancy L.;Howell, Andrew J.
先前的研究表明，晚上和自我调节的一般困难之间可能存在联系（例如，晚上型的人比其他生理时钟型的人更有可能有不规律的睡眠时间表和社会节奏，并使用物质）。本研究采用自制量表和拖延量表，探讨了自我调节与夜间性的关系。我们预测，与中间型或早晨型偏好相比，晚上型偏好与更差的自我控制和更大的拖延有关。参与者是308心理学学生（平均年龄=19.92岁）在一个小的加拿大学院。学生在线完成自我调节问卷和早晨/晚上问卷（MEQ）。平均MEQ评分为46.69（SD=8.20），介于早晨和晚上之间。MEQ评分范围从明确的早晨到明确的晚上，但分数的分散偏向于更晚上。Pearson和偏相关（控制年龄）被用来评估MEQ得分与自我控制量表（总分和5个分量表得分）和拖延量表（总分）之间的关系。所有相关性均显著。除了自我控制分量表中的一个分量表很小之外，所有指标的影响程度均为中等。多元回归分析，以预测MEQ得分使用自我控制量表（总得分），拖延量表，和年龄作为预测因子表明，自我控制量表是一个显着的预测（占20%的方差）。多元回归分析，以预测MEQ分数使用的五个分量表的自我控制量表和年龄作为预测因子显示，分量表的可靠性和职业道德是显着的预测因子（占33%的方差）。我们的研究显示了晚上和低自控力之间的关系，但它没有解决这种关系是否是因果关系。
Previous research suggests a possible link between eveningness and general difficulties with self-regulation (e.g., evening types are more likely than other chronotypes to have irregular sleep schedules and social rhythms and use substances). Our study investigated the relationship between eveningness and self-regulation by using two standardized measures of self-regulation: the Self-Control Scale and the Procrastination Scale. We predicted that an eveningness preference would be associated with poorer self-control and greater procrastination than would an intermediate or morningness preference. Participants were 308 psychology students (mean age=19.92 yrs) at a small Canadian college. Students completed the self-regulation questionnaires and Morningness/Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) online. The mean MEQ score was 46.69 (SD=8.20), which is intermediate between morningness and eveningness. MEQ scores ranged from definite morningness to definite eveningness, but the dispersion of scores was skewed toward more eveningness. Pearson and partial correlations (controlling for age) were used to assess the relationship between MEQ score and the Self-Control Scale (global score and 5 subscale scores) and Procrastination Scale (global score). All correlations were significant. The magnitude of the effects was medium for all measures except one of the Self-Control subscales, which was small. A multiple regression analysis to predict MEQ score using the Self-Control Scale (global score), Procrastination Scale, and age as predictors indicated the Self-Control Scale was a significant predictor (accounting for 20% of the variance). A multiple regression analysis to predict MEQ scores using the five subscales of the Self-Control Scale and age as predictors showed the subscales for reliability and work ethic were significant predictors (accounting for 33% of the variance). Our study showed a relationship between eveningness and low self-control, but it did not address whether the relationship is a causal one.