ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Physical exercise and academic procrastination in Chinese college student-athletes: the chain mediating role of peer support and academic self-efficacy.
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Objective: Grounded in Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory, particularly the model of triadic reciprocity, this study investigates the mechanisms through which physical exercise influences academic procrastination through the chain mediation of peer support and academic self-efficacy among Chinese college student-athletes. Methods: 332 Chinese college student-athletes participated in the study. Physical exercise, peer support, self-efficacy, and academic procrastination were assessed using the Physical Activity Rating Scale-3, Peer Support Scale, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, and Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students, respectively. Pearson correlation analysis, linear regression analysis, and mediation analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: The results indicated that, among all the mediation paths examined, only the sequential mediation path physical exercise → peer support → academic self-efficacy → academic procrastination reached statistical significance. Conclusion: These findings demonstrates that physical exercise may reduce academic procrastination behavior among student-athletes primarily through a sequential pathway in which enhanced peer support strengthens academic self-efficacy. In addition, the comparison between SPSS PROCESS and AMOS indicates that different analytical approaches may yield different mediation results, highlighting the importance of carefully selecting and reporting statistical methods in future research on chained mediation models.
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