Department of Environmental and Health Psychology, Institute of Special Environmental Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
Xinglin College, Nantong University, Nantong 226014, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 1;19(23):16068. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316068.
Although previous studies indicate that chronotype might be associated with risk-taking behavior, the specific mechanism has not been thoroughly discussed. This study aimed to fill this gap by exploring the mediating role of self-control and the chain mediating role of self-control and emotional stability between chronotype and risk-taking behavior.
A total of 547 Chinese college students between 18 and 24 years old were selected to complete the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Self-Control Scale (SCS), Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire-neuroticism (EPQ-N), and Adolescent Risk-Taking Questionnaire: Risk Behavior Scale (ARQ-RB) to assess chronotype, risk-taking behavior, self-control, and emotional stability, respectively. Hayes' PROCESS macro for SPSS was used to test the relationships among these variables.
Our result showed significant positive correlations among chronotype, self-control, emotional stability, and significant negative correlations between self-control, emotional stability, and risk-taking behavior. We also found that chronotype had a significant predictive effect on risk-taking behavior in the chain mediation model. Specifically, chronotype affected risk-taking behavior through two pathways: the separate mediating role of self-control and the serial mediation pathway of self-control → emotional stability.
Our study provides direct evidence that chronotype is associated with risk-taking behavior. The results showed that the predictive function of chronotype was mediated by self-control and emotional stability. This study provides a new perspective on preventing and reducing risk-taking behavior.
尽管先前的研究表明，昼夜型可能与冒险行为有关，但具体的机制尚未得到充分讨论。本研究旨在通过探讨自我控制在昼夜型与冒险行为之间的中介作用，以及自我控制和情绪稳定性的连锁中介作用来填补这一空白。
共选取 547 名 18 至 24 岁的中国大学生，分别完成 Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire（MEQ）、Self-Control Scale（SCS）、Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire-neuroticism（EPQ-N）和 Adolescent Risk-Taking Questionnaire: Risk Behavior Scale（ARQ-RB），以评估昼夜型、冒险行为、自我控制和情绪稳定性。采用 SPSS 的 Hayes' PROCESS macro 检验这些变量之间的关系。
我们的结果显示，昼夜型、自我控制、情绪稳定性之间存在显著正相关，自我控制、情绪稳定性与冒险行为之间存在显著负相关。我们还发现，在连锁中介模型中，昼夜型对冒险行为具有显著的预测作用。具体来说，昼夜型通过两条路径影响冒险行为：自我控制的单独中介作用和自我控制→情绪稳定性的串联中介路径。
本研究提供了直接证据表明，昼夜型与冒险行为有关。结果表明，昼夜型的预测作用是由自我控制和情绪稳定性介导的。本研究为预防和减少冒险行为提供了新的视角。
