The impact of achievement motivation on creativity tendency of college students: a moderated mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With a paradigm shift from "standardized knowledge impartation" to "precision education based on individual traits" in higher education, augmenting college students' creativity is increasingly emphasized. Understanding the specific impact of motivational factors underlying creativity tendency of college students is attracting scholarly attention in order to propose effective augmenting measures.

Objective

This study focused on the relationship between achievement motivation and creativity tendency of college students, exploring specifically the mediating role of anti- frustration ability and the moderating role of student competence.

Methods

Our sample comprised 1,275 undergraduate students from universities in China. Key constructs in our model (i.e., achi

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12855514 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature