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The Relationship Between Chronotype and Academic Procrastination: The Mediating Roles of Anxiety-Depression Symptoms and Physical Activity

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  • Onur Gökçen
  • Selda OÄŸuz Gökçen

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Background: Academic procrastination is a common behavioral issue among university students. Recent studies indicate that chronotype is associated with procrastination tendencies, anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as physical activity levels. Aims: This study aims to examine the relationship between chronotype and academic procrastination, and to investigate whether anxiety and depression symptoms and physical activity mediate this association. Method: This cross-sectional online study included 1,207 university students. The participants completed measures of chronotype (a Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire), academic procrastination (the Tuckman Procrastination Scale), physical activity (a Global Physical Activity Questionnaire), and anxiety-depression symptoms (total score of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Correlational and serial mediation analyses (PROCESS macro Model 6, 5,000 bootstrap samples) were conducted to examine the direct and indirect effects. Results: Evening-type individuals reported higher academic procrastination ( p  

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  • Onur Gökçen & Selda OÄŸuz Gökçen, 2025. "The Relationship Between Chronotype and Academic Procrastination: The Mediating Roles of Anxiety-Depression Symptoms and Physical Activity," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 71(8), pages 1633-1642, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:71:y:2025:i:8:p:1633-1642
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640251385272
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