Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences) ›› 2020, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (12): 102-108.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2020.0523

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Psychological capital and research motivation in 206 nursing postgraduates

AN Yan, WANG Lyu, CHEN Cancan, FAN Xiuzhen   

  1. School of Nursing, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
  • Published:2020-12-08

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Abstract: Objective To explore the status quo of the research motivation of nursing postgraduates and to investigate their psychological capital, academic control and research motivation so as to provide evidence for improving their research motivation. Methods A total of 206 nursing postgraduates were recruited and surveyed with Research Motivation Scale, Positive Psycap Questionnaire and Academic Control Scale. Data collected were analyzed with independent sample t-test, Pearson correlation and bootstrap method with SPSS 24.0 and PROCESS macro. Results The scores of intrinsic research motivation, extrinsic research motivation and failure avoidance motivation were 3.52±0.55, 3.69±0.57 and 2.87±0.64, respectively, all of which were above the average level, and the extrinsic research motivation was primary(52.9%). Pearson correlation analysis showed that psychological capital had a moderate positive correlation with intrinsic research motivation(r=0.459, P<0.01), a low degree of positive correlation with extrinsic research motivation(r=0.249, P<0.01), and a low degree of negative correlation with failure avoidance motivation(r=-0.222, P<0.01). Moreover, academic control had a moderate positive correlation with intrinsic research motivation(r=0.424, P<0.01), a low degree of positive correlation with extrinsic research motivation(r=0.320, P<0.01), but no correlation with failure avoidance motivation. Furthermore, there was a low degree of positive correlation between psychological capital and academic control(r=0.389, P<0.01). Mediating effect analysis showed that academic control played a mediating role among psychological capital and intrinsic and extrinsic research motivation(95%CI: 0.051-0.169, 0.022-0.146), and the mediating effects were 25.6% and 34.0%, respectively. Conclusion Academic control mediates the effect of psychological capital on research motivation. Nursing educators should adopt targeted intervention strategies to improve the research motivation of nursing postgraduates by improving their psychological capital and cultivating academic control.

Key words: Nursing postgraduates, Research motivation, Psychological capital, Academic control, Mediating effect

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