@Article{ijmhp.2023.029187,
AUTHOR = {Jin Kuang, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Erle Chen, Zsolt Demetrovics, Fabian Herold, Rebecca Y. M. Cheung, Daniel L. Hall, Michaela Markwart, Markus Gerber, Sebastian Ludyga, Arthur F. Kramer, Liye Zou},
TITLE = {The Relationship between Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood and Behavioral Problems among Chinese Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Physical Activity and SelfControl},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {25},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {8},
PAGES = {937--948},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v25n8/53563},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {Emerging adulthood (EA) is a critical stage of life to develop and sustain a healthy lifestyle, which is also a time of vulnerability to
poor physical and mental health outcomes. In this study, we conducted a path analysis (N = 1326) to examine associations among
four dimensions of EA, levels of regular physical activity (PA), self-control, MPA tendency and irrational procrastination. Results
found: 1) higher levels of PA predicted both MPA tendency (β = −0.08, 95% CI: −0.11 to −0.06, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and irrational
procrastination (β = −0.01, 95% CI: −0.17 to −0.008, <i>p</i> < 0.01) indirectly via self-control; 2) Instability (β = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.08
to 0.18, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and Responsibility (β = −0.06, 95% CI: −0.10 to −0.08, <i>p</i> = 0.03) exerted direct effects on irrational
procrastination and Instability also indirectly predicted irrational procrastination via MPA tendency (β = 0.03, 95% CI: 0.02 to
0.05, <i>p</i> < 0.01). These findings proved that perceived features of EA are linked to behavioral problems and supported that
regular PA plays a crucial role to protect mental health.},
DOI = {10.32604/ijmhp.2023.029187}
}