Relation among personality, self-control and procrastination in young people
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2019.03.014
- VernacularTitle:青年人人格、自我控制双系统与拖延的关系
- Author:
Jingyi ZHANG
1
;
Xueying CUI
;
Ting TAO
;
Ligang WANG
;
Wenbin GAO
Author Information
1. 中国科学院心理健康重点实验室
- Keywords:
big five personality traits;
procrastination;
self-control;
dual-mode model;
mediating effect
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2019;33(3):232-237
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between personality traits and procrastination in young people and the mediating role of self-control.Methods:A total of 344 college students (191 males and 153 females) were assessed with the Mini-IPIP Scale (Mini-IPIP), Dual-Mode of Self-Control Scale (DMSC-S, including control system and impulse system) and General Procrastination Scale (GPS).Results:The GPS scores were negatively correlated with scores of agreeableness subscale and conscientiousness subscale (r=-0.13, -0.53, Ps＜0.05), and positively correlated with scores of neuroticism subscales (r=0.27, P＜0.01).The structural equation modeling supported the impulse system fully mediated the relationship between neuroticism and procrastination (η2=0.15, 95％CI=0.02-0.25), and those two systems partly mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and procrastination (η2=0.20, 0.20;95％CI=-0.38——0.05, -0.70——0.24).Conclusion:The relationship between youth personality and procrastination may be mediated by a dual system of self-control.Additionally, the degree to how self-control affects the relationship between big five personality trait and procrastination is different under the different types of personality.
