Unlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement
Abstract Background In this study, the purpose was to examine the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement and to determine the mechanisms involved. Consequently, we examined the relationship between time management and engagement in study, as well as self-control and mobile p...
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| author | Yangyang Fu Qiuju Wang Xiaofeng Wang Haoxuan Zhong Junqi Chen Haoyu Fei Yipeng Yao Yao Xiao Wenfu Li Na Li |
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| description | Abstract Background In this study, the purpose was to examine the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement and to determine the mechanisms involved. Consequently, we examined the relationship between time management and engagement in study, as well as self-control and mobile phone dependence. Methods The Adolescence Time Management Disposition Scale (ATMD), College Student Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire (CSMPDQ), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-student (UWES-S), and Self-Control Scale (SCS) were administered to 1016 college students. A Pearson’s correlation analysis and a mediation analysis using bootstrapping were performed in order to test for standard method bias using SPSS 22.0. Results ①Time management was positively associated with self-control and study engagement, and negatively associated with mobile phone dependence (p <.001). self-control was positively associated with study engagement, and negatively associated with mobile phone dependence (p <.001). Mobile phone dependence was negatively associated with study engagement (p <.01). ②Time management can not only directly predict study engagement (95%CI, 0.102 − 0.208) but also affects study engagement through three indirect paths: self-control was a mediator (95%CI, 0.066 − 0.158), mobile phone dependence was a mediator (95%CI, 0.043 − 0.109), and self-control and mobile phone dependence were a chain mediator (95%CI, 0.012 − 0.032). Conclusion Time management not only influences study engagement directly, but also through the mediating effect of self-control and mobile phone dependence indirectly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a93470dd3f77477c879233417ce96c3d2025-08-20T01:54:27ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832025-04-0113111210.1186/s40359-025-02619-xUnlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagementYangyang Fu0Qiuju Wang1Xiaofeng Wang2Haoxuan Zhong3Junqi Chen4Haoyu Fei5Yipeng Yao6Yao Xiao7Wenfu Li8Na Li9School of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversityOffice of Student Work, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Jining Medical UniversityAbstract Background In this study, the purpose was to examine the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement and to determine the mechanisms involved. Consequently, we examined the relationship between time management and engagement in study, as well as self-control and mobile phone dependence. Methods The Adolescence Time Management Disposition Scale (ATMD), College Student Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire (CSMPDQ), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-student (UWES-S), and Self-Control Scale (SCS) were administered to 1016 college students. A Pearson’s correlation analysis and a mediation analysis using bootstrapping were performed in order to test for standard method bias using SPSS 22.0. Results ①Time management was positively associated with self-control and study engagement, and negatively associated with mobile phone dependence (p <.001). self-control was positively associated with study engagement, and negatively associated with mobile phone dependence (p <.001). Mobile phone dependence was negatively associated with study engagement (p <.01). ②Time management can not only directly predict study engagement (95%CI, 0.102 − 0.208) but also affects study engagement through three indirect paths: self-control was a mediator (95%CI, 0.066 − 0.158), mobile phone dependence was a mediator (95%CI, 0.043 − 0.109), and self-control and mobile phone dependence were a chain mediator (95%CI, 0.012 − 0.032). Conclusion Time management not only influences study engagement directly, but also through the mediating effect of self-control and mobile phone dependence indirectly.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02619-xChinese college studentsTime managementSelf-controlMobile phone dependenceStudy engagement |
| spellingShingle | Yangyang Fu Qiuju Wang Xiaofeng Wang Haoxuan Zhong Junqi Chen Haoyu Fei Yipeng Yao Yao Xiao Wenfu Li Na Li Unlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement BMC Psychology Chinese college students Time management Self-control Mobile phone dependence Study engagement |
| title | Unlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement |
| title_full | Unlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement |
| title_short | Unlocking academic success: the impact of time management on college students’ study engagement |
| title_sort | unlocking academic success the impact of time management on college students study engagement |
| topic | Chinese college students Time management Self-control Mobile phone dependence Study engagement |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02619-x |
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