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Associations between the innovation climate in vocational universities and students' innovative behavior: a moderated
1School of Education, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, China.
Introduction:
Cultivating innovative technical talents and stimulating students' innovative behavior are core objectives of high-quality vocational education. This study aims to examine the internal mechanism linking school innovation climate to innovative behavior among vocational university students.
Methods:
A moderated chain mediation model was adopted as the analytical framework. Cross-sectional questionnaire data were gathered from 1,789 vocational university students in Guangdong Province with five validated measurement scales, and regression analysis was performed to test the hypothesized model.
Results:
School innovation climate exhibited a significant positive correlation with students' innovative behavior. Career calling and learning engagement played independent and serial mediating roles, jointly accounting for a total indirect effect of 41.08%. Meaning in life positively moderated three key paths: innovation climate → career calling (β = 0.14, p < .001), innovation climate → learning engagement (β = 0.09, p < .001), and innovation climate → innovative behavior (β = 0.14, p < .001). All correlational relationships became stronger when students reported higher meaning in life.
Discussion:
The results clarify the chained mediating and moderating pathways between innovation climate and students' innovative behavior. This research provides theoretical references and practical intervention strategies for innovation education and the cultivation of innovative skilled talents in vocational colleges.
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