The Influence of Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship on Master’s Students’ Research Learning Engagement—The Mediating Effect of Academic Aspiration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review and Research Hypotheses
2.1. Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship and Research Learning Engagement
2.2. The Mediating Effect of Academic Aspiration
3. Research Design
3.1. Participants
3.2. Measures
3.2.1. Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship Scale
3.2.2. Research Learning Engagement Scale
3.2.3. Academic Aspiration Scale
3.3. Data Analysis
3.4. Common Method Bias Test
4. Results
4.1. Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis of Each Variable
4.2. Analysis of the Mediating Effect of Academic Aspiration
5. Discussion
5.1. Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship Positively and Significantly Predicted Master’s Students’ Research Learning Engagement
5.2. Academic Aspiration Had a Fully Mediating Effect between the Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship and Master’s Students’ Research Learning Engagement
5.3. Limitations and Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1. Supervisor–postgraduate relationship | 1 | |||||
2. Academic guidance | 0.944 ** | 1 | ||||
3. Research collaboration | 0.879 ** | 0.741 ** | 1 | |||
4. Affective interaction | 0.932 ** | 0.810 ** | 0.761 ** | 1 | ||
5. Academic aspiration | 0.570 ** | 0.511 ** | 0.531 ** | 0.541 ** | 1 | |
6. Research learning engagement | 0.617 ** | 0.554 ** | 0.580 ** | 0.582 ** | 0.818 ** | 1 |
M | 3.721 | 3.751 | 3.572 | 3.785 | 3.493 | 3.633 |
SD | 0.792 | 0.868 | 0.904 | 0.813 | 0.700 | 0.613 |
Effect | Influence Path | Effect Size | Boot SE | 95% CI | Proportion of Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LLCI | ULCI | |||||
Total | Supervisor–postgraduate relationship → Research learning engagement | 0.480 | 0.046 | 0.392 | 0.574 | |
Direct | Supervisor–postgraduate relationship → Research learning engagement | 0.057 | 0.035 | 0.014 | 0.128 | 11.88% |
Indirect | Supervisor–postgraduate relationship → Academic aspiration → Research learning engagement | 0.423 | 0.052 | 0.335 | 0.542 | 88.12% |
Effects | Influence Path | Effect Size | Boot SE | 95% CI | Proportion of Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LLCI | ULCI | |||||
Direct | Academic guidance → Research learning engagement | 0.002 | 0.031 | 0.064 | 0.061 | 2.27% |
Indirect | Academic guidance → Academic aspiration → Research learning engagement | 0.086 | 0.048 | 0.002 | 0.186 | 97.73% |
Direct | Research collaboration →Research learning engagement | 0.044 | 0.027 | 0.008 | 0.096 | 25.43% |
Indirect | Research collaboration → Academic aspiration → Research learning engagement | 0.129 | 0.036 | 0.061 | 0.203 | 74.57% |
Direct | Affective interaction → Research learning engagement | 0.003 | 0.037 | 0.069 | 0.077 | 1.74% |
Indirect | Affective interaction → Academic aspiration → Research learning engagement | 0.169 | 0.053 | 0.065 | 0.273 | 98.26% |
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Zhang, J.; Wu, M.; Zhang, G. The Influence of Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship on Master’s Students’ Research Learning Engagement—The Mediating Effect of Academic Aspiration. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 334. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14040334
Zhang J, Wu M, Zhang G. The Influence of Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship on Master’s Students’ Research Learning Engagement—The Mediating Effect of Academic Aspiration. Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(4):334. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14040334
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Jianhe, Meiyin Wu, and Guangjin Zhang. 2024. "The Influence of Supervisor–Postgraduate Relationship on Master’s Students’ Research Learning Engagement—The Mediating Effect of Academic Aspiration" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 4: 334. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14040334