Achievement motivation and positive mental health among college students:mediating role of pro-crastination
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2017.12.010
- VernacularTitle:拖延行为在大学生成就动机与积极心理健康间的中介作用
- Author:
Xinli NIU
1
;
Rong XIAO
;
Ruixue ZHANG
Author Information
1. 南方医科大学公共卫生学院心理学系
- Keywords:
College students;
Achievement motivation;
Positive mental health;
Procrastination
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2017;26(12):1106-1111
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the relationship between achievement motivation,procrastination and positive mental health of college students.Methods A total of 348 students completed a survey that in-cluded Achievement Motivation Scale(AMS),General Procrastination Scale(GPS)and Mental Health Con-tinuum Short Form(MHC-SF).Results (1)The average scores of achievement motivation,procrastination and positive mental health in college students were 3.61±12.05,56.48±10.62 and 3.46±0.82 respectively. The proportion of flourishing student was accounted for 53.16%,44.83% for the moderately mentally healthy and 2.01% for the languishing.(2)College students' achievement motivation was positively correlated with positive mental health(r=0.399,P<0.01),achievement motivation was negatively correlated with procrasti-nation(r=-0.388,P<0.01)and procrastination was negatively correlated with positive mental health(r=-0.267,P<0.01).(3)Procrastination had a partial mediating effect between achievement motivation and positive mental health,and the proportion of mediating effect in total effect was 12.75%.In three dimensions of positive mental health,procrastination also had partial mediating effect between achievement motivation and psychological well-being and emotional well-being respectively,the proportion of mediating effect in total effect were 15.71% and 20.63% respectively.But the mediating effect between achievement motivation and social well-being was not significant.Conclusion College students with higher achievement motivation have higher positive mental health,but the procrastination has indirect negative effect between the two variables,which leads to the negative effect of emotional and psychological well-being in the positive mental health condition.
