ERIC Number: EJ1131954
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Supervisory Styles and Graduate Student Creativity: The Mediating Roles of Creative Self-Efficacy and Intrinsic Motivation
Gu, Jibao; He, Changqing; Liu, Hefu
Studies in Higher Education, v42 n4 p721-742 2017
Based on social cognitive theory and leadership theory, the current study tests a theoretical model linking supervisory styles (i.e. supportive and directive) with graduate student creativity via psychological cognitive factors (specifically, creative self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation). Results from a sample of 216 graduate students of 1 university in China indicate that both creative self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation completely mediate the influences of supportive supervisory style and directive supervisory style on graduate student creativity. Interestingly, the results indicate a positive influence of directive supervisory style on graduate student creativity, which is inconsistent with the literature and our own original hypothesis. Our findings verify that creative self-efficacy has an indirect effect on graduate student creativity by influencing intrinsic motivation. We discuss the implications of these findings for both theory and practice.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Creativity, Self Efficacy, Motivation, Student Surveys, Foreign Countries, Social Theories, Social Cognition, Supervisory Methods, Likert Scales, Structural Equation Models, Correlation, Leadership Styles, Least Squares Statistics, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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