The Mediating Effect of Self-control on the Relationship between Physical Activity and Sleep Quality among Undergraduates: Base on A Daily Diary Study
YE Na1 WANG Lei1 ZHANG Lu2 SUN Xiao-jun3
(1. Department of Psychology, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan 430079, China; 2. Department of Social Work, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; 3. School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China)
Abstract:The primary goal of the present study was to investigate the mediating effect of self-control on the relationship between physical activity and sleep quality among college students. 156 college students completed the daily diary survey to measure their physical activity, self-control level, and sleep quality for seven consecutive days. The results of the multilevel model analysis showed that: (1) daily physical activity could not predict the daily self-control and next daily sleep quality on the night, but the daily self-control could positively predict the next daily sleep quality. (2) Overall physical activity was positively correlated with self-control and sleep quality, and self-control played a partial mediating role between physical activity and sleep quality.