Future time perspective (FTP) refers to an individual’s tendency and attitude to strive for future goals and rewards, which plays a crucial role in predicting the likelihood of achieving desired well-being outcomes. Prior research has shown that FTP contributes to health behaviors through changes in self-control. However, it remains unknown whether bedtime procrastination (BP), a specific type of health behavior procrastination, is affected by FTP through self-control. Therefore, this study aimed to examine this pathway in a sample of college students. A total of 583 effective participants completed the survey. The Bedtime Procrastination Scale was used to assess BP, the future dimension of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI-F) and the General Future Time Perspective Scale (G-FTPS) were used to estimate FTP, and the Self-Control Scale was used to estimate self-control. The results obtained from the correlation analysis indicated that ZTPI-F and the five dimensions of G-FTPS were negatively associated with BP. Hierarchical regression and structural equation modelling analyses further suggested that FTP independently predicted BP partially through the mediating effect of self-control. Participants with more FTP orientation had higher levels of self-control, which suggested they would less frequently engage in BP behaviors. Two dimensions (behavioral commitment and far-reaching goal orientation) of the G-FTPS were mainly involved. These findings indicate an important role for FTP in health behaviors through changes in self-control. In the case of BP, self-control can mediate its relationship with FTP, which could help design individualized interventions to avoid BP.

未来时间观点 (FTP) 是指个人争取未来目标和奖励的倾向和态度，它在预测实现预期幸福结果的可能性方面起着至关重要的作用。先前的研究表明，FTP 通过改变自我控制来促进健康行为。然而，睡前拖延（BP），一种特定类型的健康行为拖延，是否通过自我控制受到FTP的影响仍然未知。因此，本研究旨在在大学生样本中检验这一途径。共有583名有效参与者完成了调查。睡前拖延量表用于评估 BP，津巴多时间透视量表 (ZTPI-F) 的未来维度和一般未来时间透视量表 (G-FTPS) 用于估计 FTP，自我控制量表用于评估自我控制。相关分析结果表明ZTPI-F和G-FTPS的五个维度与BP呈负相关。层次回归和结构方程模型分析进一步表明，FTP 部分通过自我控制的中介作用独立预测血压。FTP 取向越多的参与者自我控制水平越高，这表明他们参与 BP 行为的频率越低。G-FTPS 主要涉及两个维度（行为承诺和深远的目标导向）。这些发现表明 FTP 通过改变自我控制在健康行为中发挥重要作用。在 BP 的情况下，自我控制可以调解它与 FTP 的关系，