The role of the school innovative climate in the relationship between proactive personality and creative behavior among students from Chinese normal colleges

As China advances towards becoming an innovation-driven nation, nurturing creativity in normal college students—future educators—is crucial, as it enhances their teaching strategies and supports the cultivation of innovative talents essential for national development. This study aims to explore the...

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Published in:Humanities & social sciences communications 2024-12, Vol.11 (1), p.1662-8, Article 1662
Main Author: Cai, Yun
Format: Article
Language:English
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Behavior
College students
Creativity
Flexibility
Higher education
Humanities and Social Sciences
Influence
Innovations
Knowledge
multidisciplinary
Personality
Personality traits
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Teachers
Teaching methods
Work environment
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Summary:As China advances towards becoming an innovation-driven nation, nurturing creativity in normal college students—future educators—is crucial, as it enhances their teaching strategies and supports the cultivation of innovative talents essential for national development. This study aims to explore the relationship between cognitive flexibility and school innovation climate in the context of normal college students’ proactive personality and creative behavior. A total of 1795 normal college students were assessed using the Proactive Personality Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Scale, School Innovation Climate Scale, and Creative Behavior Scale. The results of this study showed that normal college students’ proactive personality positively predicted creative behavior ( β  = 0.526, p  
ISSN:2662-9992
2662-9992
DOI:10.1057/s41599-024-04212-w