The influence of college students' aesthetic cognitions on aesthetic behaviours: The Chain mediation effect.

ABSTRACT: This research investigates the psychological and behavioural mechanisms of college students' aesthetic behaviours. A survey was administered to 1,060 students attending general undergraduate universities and measured four structured scales: aesthetic cognition, aesthetic emotion, aesthetic value tendency and aesthetic behaviour. The responses were scored with a 5-point Likert scale. Structural equation modelling was used to construct the measurement model and structural model. The survey results indicate a positive correlation among the four variables. Second, aesthetic cognition has a direct and positive predictive effect on college students' daily aesthetic practices. Furthermore, aesthetic cognition influences aesthetic behaviour through the chain mediating effect of aesthetic feeling a

SUBMITTER: Qiao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10752506 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature