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The self-regulation theory suggests that self-monitoring is a crucial factor in the progress of goal pursuit. Based on this theory, we explored the influence and mechanism of time management disposition and self-monitoring in relation to procrastination. In the study sample of 503 Chinese college students, we found that procrastination was negatively correlated with time management disposition and self-control, time management disposition was significantly and positively correlated with self-control, and self-monitoring was not significantly correlated with the other variables. Time management disposition was found to play a partially mediating role between self-control and procrastination, whereas indirect relationship between self-control and procrastination through time management disposition was moderated by self-monitoring, namely, self-monitoring moderated the effect of time management disposition on procrastination. The results of this study suggest that self-monitoring can strengthen or weaken the inhibition effect of self-control on procrastination thought time management disposition.
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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31700970), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016 M591205, 131,185,403,401) as well as partial support offered by Shandong Provincial Key Research and Development Foundation, China (2017GSF218076).
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Zhao, J., Meng, G., Sun, Y. et al. The relationship between self-control and procrastination based on the self-regulation theory perspective: the moderated mediation model. Curr Psychol 40, 5076–5086 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00442-3
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