Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy.
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catanzaro "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy.
Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 22;12:1432763. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1432763. eCollection 2024.
The study's main objectives were to evaluate the distribution of levels of procrastination and its relationship with sleep quality, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and skipping breakfast, as a proxy measure of an unhealthy dietary pattern, among Italian university students.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at the "Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro in the Southern part of Italy, using stratified random sampling techniques. Eligible students were sent an anonymous online survey aimed at assessing sociodemographic characteristics, procrastination levels using the Pure Procrastination Scale, sleep quality using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, smoking status, alcohol consumption using WHO's Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tool, and breakfast habits.
The study included 518 participants with a mean age of 23 year. More than half of the sample was enrolled in medicine or life science majors and the procrastination mean score was 15 (±5.9 SD). Being procrastinators was significantly more frequently among students who were poor sleepers, hazardous alcohol consumers and breakfast skippers. When analyzing the clustering of risky behaviors, it was found that as the number of risky behaviors increased, the procrastination score exhibited an exponential increase.
The study findings showed that university students who engage in procrastination tend to adopt risky health behaviors. The data gathered could be useful to derive targeted interventions aimed at groups more exposed to harmful health behaviors and to encourage institutional policies to promote healthy lifestyles within universities. Universities can act as hubs for cultivating a culture of well-being and promoting a healthy environment.
本研究的主要目的是评估意大利大学生拖延水平的分布及其与睡眠质量、吸烟状况、饮酒和不吃早餐（不健康饮食模式的替代指标）之间的关系。
该研究在意大利南部的“Magna Græcia”卡坦扎罗大学进行了一项横断面研究，采用分层随机抽样技术。合格的学生被发送了一份匿名的在线调查，旨在评估社会人口统计学特征、使用纯粹拖延量表评估的拖延水平、匹兹堡睡眠质量指数评估的睡眠质量、使用世卫组织酒精使用障碍识别工具评估的吸烟状况和饮酒状况、以及早餐习惯。
该研究纳入了 518 名平均年龄为 23 岁的参与者。样本中超过一半的人就读于医学或生命科学专业，拖延平均得分为 15（±5.9 SD）。睡眠质量差、危险饮酒和不吃早餐的学生中，拖延者的比例明显更高。在分析危险行为的聚类时，发现随着危险行为数量的增加，拖延得分呈指数增长。
研究结果表明，有拖延行为的大学生更容易采取危险的健康行为。收集的数据可以用来针对更易受到有害健康行为影响的群体制定有针对性的干预措施，并鼓励大学制定促进校内健康生活方式的政策。大学可以作为培养健康文化和促进健康环境的中心。
