Influence of psychological capital on the research ability of master's degree students in medical academic degrees: the mediating role of research investment and the moderating role of mentorship guidance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research ability is a key indicator for assessing the quality of training and academic competitiveness among postgraduate students in medical academic programs. Psychological capital, as an important positive psychological resource, has not yet been systematically investigated in terms of its influence mechanism on research ability within the context of medical postgraduate education.

Methods

This study employed convenience sampling. Between June and July 2023, an online questionnaire survey was conducted among 3,892 medical academic master's students from 70 Chinese universities through the Sojump online platform. Hierarchical regression and moderated mediation analyses were performed via SPSS 27.0 and the PROCESS macro (version 4.1).

Results

Psychological

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751979 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature