The Structural Relationships Between Optimism and Innovative Behavior: Understanding Potential Antecedents and Mediating Effects
Autor: | Jing Jyi Wu, Cheng Hsien Li |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Self-efficacy
Visual Arts and Performing Arts media_common.quotation_subject Creativity Structural equation modeling Cognitive reappraisal Optimism Promotion (rank) Developmental and Educational Psychology Turning point Psychology (miscellaneous) Association (psychology) Psychology Social psychology media_common |
Zdroj: | Creativity Research Journal. 23:119-128 |
ISSN: | 1532-6934 1040-0419 |
Popis: | Research on creative education in Taiwan is at a turning point after entering a new millennium. Developing positive attitudes and creative thinking has become increasingly essential for boosting college students' competitiveness in this fast-paced and changing world. There is a current need to extend knowledge on the association between optimistic attitudes and innovative behaviors. This study explored structural relationships between college students' optimism, creative self-efficacy, and innovative behavior in terms of hypothesized antecedents of optimism (cognitive reappraisal, promotion, and prevention) and the mediating role of creative self-efficacy via a structural equation modeling framework. The 970 participants were undergraduate students from public and private universities in Taiwan. Results indicated that (a) confirmatory factor analyses supported the evidence of construct-related validity of instruments administered in the study; (b) cognitive reappraisal and promotion had positive effects o... |
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