Procrastination and risky health behaviors: a possible way to nurture health promotion among young adults in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods

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

SUBMITTER: Licata F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11374597 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature