Locus of control and procrastination as predictors of physical-sports exercise in university students

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Abstract

© 2018 Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All right reserved. The objective of this research project was to determine the effects of locus of control and procrastination on physicalsports exercise in university students. The answers from a non-probabilistic sample of 171 students were used to build both a locus of control and a procrastination model, through confirmatory factor analysis. Additionally, a physical-sports exercise model was tested on the basis of the analysis of structural equations, in which procrastination negatively affects the practice of physical exercise. The three models feature adequate goodness of fit indexes. According to the transtheoretical model of behavior change (TTM), the students were at the preparation stage. Procrastination behavior accounts for 26% of the variance in physical exercise.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)15-30
Number of pages16
JournalRevista Colombiana de Psicologia
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StatePublished - 1 Jul 2018

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