The chain-mediation pathway of gender regarding academic delay of gratification in college students is regulated by anxiety/depressive mood and prospective memory

This study investigated the relationship between gender and academic delay of gratification (ADOG) in college students and explored the mediating roles of anxiety/depressive mood and prospective memory to provide a theoretical intervention approach based on internal mechanisms. Random cluster sampli...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 13; p. 1015331
Main Authors Jiao, Chen-Yang, Song, Xun, Shao, Wen-Yi, Feng, Lin-Pu, Jiao, Dong-Liang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.12.2022
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academic delay of gratification
anxiety
depression
gender
mediation analysis
prospective memory
Psychology
anxiety
mediation analysis
academic delay of gratification
depression
gender
prospective memory
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Summary:This study investigated the relationship between gender and academic delay of gratification (ADOG) in college students and explored the mediating roles of anxiety/depressive mood and prospective memory to provide a theoretical intervention approach based on internal mechanisms. Random cluster sampling was conducted on 609 students from three universities situated in the Province of Anhui, China with the use of data from several questionnaires: the general information questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire, Prospective and Retrospective Memory (PRM) Questionnaire, and ADOG Scale. The females' anxiety and depression levels were lower than that of the males, while the female PRM and ADOG performance improved when compared to that of the males. Anxiety and depression were negatively correlated with PRM and ADOG, respectively, whereas the PRM and ADOG data demonstrated a positive correlation. Depression/anxiety and prospective memory also played a chain intermediary role between gender and ADOG. Gender not only directly affects college students' ADOG, but it also has indirect effects through depression/anxiety and prospective memory. Therefore, it is very important to treat students' mental health differently according to gender to improve prospective memory and delayed academic satisfaction.
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Reviewed by: Francesca D’Angelo, Giustino Fortunato University, Italy; Khalida Akbar, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
These authors have contributed equally to this work
This article was submitted to Neuropsychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Edited by: Fabrizio Stasolla, Giustino Fortunato University, Italy
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1015331