Effect of Executive Function on Depressive Symptoms in College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Procrastination Behaviour and Sleep Quality.
Objective: We aimed to analyse the association between executive function (EF) and depressive symptoms (DS) among college students and explore the roles played by procrastination behaviour (PB) and sleep quality (SQ) in this relationship. Methods: Convenience sampling was adopted in this study. A to...
| Publicado en: | Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 1063 - 1075 |
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Maria Lopez-Ibor
2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=190365506&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 190365506 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 11399287 IVZ jtl: Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria issn: 11399287 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2025 vid: 53 iid: 5 pid: 80014 pub: Maria Lopez-Ibor artinfo: ui: 190365506 10.62641/aep.v53i5.1990 ppf: 1063 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.7MB tig: atl: Effect of Executive Function on Depressive Symptoms in College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Procrastination Behaviour and Sleep Quality. aug: au: Chong, You Wang, Yan Men, Ruixue affil: School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 130117 Changchun, Jilin, China. School of Marxism, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, 130117 Changchun, Jilin, China. su: Executive function Mental depression Procrastination Mental health Applied sciences Sleep quality College students sug: subj: Executive function Mental depression Procrastination Mental health Applied sciences Sleep quality College students keyword: depressive executive function procrastination sleep quality students ab: Objective: We aimed to analyse the association between executive function (EF) and depressive symptoms (DS) among college students and explore the roles played by procrastination behaviour (PB) and sleep quality (SQ) in this relationship. Methods: Convenience sampling was adopted in this study. A total of 1618 college students (658 male, 960 female; mean age = 18.987 ± 1.305 years) completed selfadministered questionnaires to assess DS and related factors. The Geurten-Questionnaire of Executive Functioning in Chinese College Students, General Procrastination Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Self-rating Depression Scale were used for the measurements. Normality test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Spearman correlation analysis, multicollinearity tests and Model 6 of the PROCESS macro program were employed for data analysis. Results: The median score for DS was 47 (interquartile range: 37–58). Place of residence and being an only child were influencing factors of DS among college students (p < 0.05). Significant correlations were observed among executive function deficits (EFD), PB, sleep disturbances (SD) and DS in pairwise comparisons (r = 0.380– 0.570, p < 0.01). Analyses revealed that the total indirect effect (0.178) accounted for 31.34% of the total effect (0.568). The indirect effect of EFD on DS through PB was 0.071 (95% CI = 0.042–0.101). The indirect effect of EFD on DS through SD was 0.072 (95% CI = 0.054–0.093). Meanwhile, the mediating effect through PB and SD was 0.035 (95% CI = 0.023–0.046). Conclusion: A relatively high prevalence of DS was observed among college students. EFD influenced the DS of college students through the mediating or chain mediating effects of PB and SD, thus providing a theoretical basis for improving the mental health level of college students. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria is the property of Maria Lopez-Ibor and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria holder: Maria Lopez-Ibor dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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