ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Sport Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1603046
This article is part of the Research TopicPsychological Factors in Physical Education and Sport - Volume VIView all 8 articles
The relationship between mobile phone addiction and physical activity behavior among university students: the mediating role of bedtime procrastination
Provisionally accepted
- Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, China
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Purpose: To explore the relationship between mobile phone addiction and physical exercise behavior among college students, and to analyze the mediating effect of bedtime delay between the two, to provide a basis for the development of good behavioral habits among college students.The Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, the Physical Activity Behavior Self-Assessment Scale, and the Bedtime Procrastination Scale were administered to 356 college students (49.4% male) in Sichuan Province. Structural equation modeling was then conducted to test the mediating effects.(1) There is no gender difference in mobile phone addiction, bedtime procrastination, and physical activity behavior among college students (all p > 0.05).(2) There was a significant negative correlation between college students' mobile phone addiction and physical activity behavior (r=-0.688, p<0.01); a significant positive correlation between college students' mobile phone addiction and bedtime delay (r=0.730, p<0.01); and a significant negative correlation between bedtime delay and physical activity behavior (r=-0.658, p<0.01). (3) Bedtime delay mediates the relationship between mobile phone addiction and physical activity behavior among college students (β = -0.27).(1) There is a close relationship between mobile phone addiction, bedtime procrastination, and physical activity behavior among college students; (2) Mobile phone addiction significantly impacts the physical activity behavior of college students. Additionally, it indirectly influences their physical activity behavior through procrastination at bedtime.
Keywords: mobile phone addiction1, physical activity behavior2, bedtime procrastination3, University students4, Mediating role5
Received: 31 Mar 2025; Accepted: 15 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yu, Zhou and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Wanbin Yu, Chengdu Sport University, Chengdu, China
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