How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support

IntroductionThis study explores how graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support (GSMTS) and challenging-hindering pressures impact their intrinsic motivation for research, identification with research roles, and innovative behaviors.MethodsData from 548 graduate students were collected...

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Main Authors: Qiming Li, Xian Du, Hua Chen, Xianli Zhou
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1439478/full
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description IntroductionThis study explores how graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support (GSMTS) and challenging-hindering pressures impact their intrinsic motivation for research, identification with research roles, and innovative behaviors.MethodsData from 548 graduate students were collected using convenience sampling and analyzed using Amos and SPSS statistical software package via questionnaires distributed to universities in SiChuan province of China.ResultThe findings reveal that (1) research stress can not directly and positively predict innovative behaviors among graduate students, while intrinsic research motivation and research role identification mediate the relationship between research stress and graduate students’ innovative behavior; (2) hindering research pressure negatively impacts the intrinsic motivation for research, whereas challenging research pressure has a positive effect; (3) GSMTS directly fosters innovative behaviors among graduate students, with intrinsic motivation and roles’ identification for research as sequential mediators; and (4) GSMTS positively moderates the relationship between challenging research pressure and both the intrinsic motivation for research and role identity.DiscussionThis suggests that higher education institutions should cultivate an optimal research and innovation environment for graduate students by increasing challenging research pressure and reducing hindering pressure. They should also emphasize the development of graduate students’ intrinsic motivation for research and identification with research roles. Concurrently, the role of GSMTS should be highlighted to facilitate both the direct and indirect development of graduate students’ innovative behaviors.
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spelling doaj-art-73871b478da44003bb1d505174f642e32025-01-08T06:12:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-01-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.14394781439478How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) supportQiming Li0Xian Du1Hua Chen2Xianli Zhou3Psychological Research and Counseling Center, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaPsychological Research and Counseling Center, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaPsychological Research and Counseling Center, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaGraduate School, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, ChinaIntroductionThis study explores how graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support (GSMTS) and challenging-hindering pressures impact their intrinsic motivation for research, identification with research roles, and innovative behaviors.MethodsData from 548 graduate students were collected using convenience sampling and analyzed using Amos and SPSS statistical software package via questionnaires distributed to universities in SiChuan province of China.ResultThe findings reveal that (1) research stress can not directly and positively predict innovative behaviors among graduate students, while intrinsic research motivation and research role identification mediate the relationship between research stress and graduate students’ innovative behavior; (2) hindering research pressure negatively impacts the intrinsic motivation for research, whereas challenging research pressure has a positive effect; (3) GSMTS directly fosters innovative behaviors among graduate students, with intrinsic motivation and roles’ identification for research as sequential mediators; and (4) GSMTS positively moderates the relationship between challenging research pressure and both the intrinsic motivation for research and role identity.DiscussionThis suggests that higher education institutions should cultivate an optimal research and innovation environment for graduate students by increasing challenging research pressure and reducing hindering pressure. They should also emphasize the development of graduate students’ intrinsic motivation for research and identification with research roles. Concurrently, the role of GSMTS should be highlighted to facilitate both the direct and indirect development of graduate students’ innovative behaviors.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1439478/fullchallenging-hindering research pressuregraduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) supportintrinsic research motivationresearch role identityinnovative behavior
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How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
Frontiers in Psychology
challenging-hindering research pressure
graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
intrinsic research motivation
research role identity
innovative behavior
title How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
title_full How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
title_fullStr How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
title_full_unstemmed How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
title_short How can graduate students’ research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior? The role of graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
title_sort how can graduate students research pressure be transformed into motivation and innovative behavior the role of graduate students mentorship homegate or team support
topic challenging-hindering research pressure
graduate students’ mentorship homegate (or team) support
intrinsic research motivation
research role identity
innovative behavior
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1439478/full
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