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Chinese Journal of Nursing Education ›› 2025, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 429-435.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2025.04.008

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The impact of mentoring relationships on the innovative behavior of nursing graduate students:the mediating role of academic engagement

ZHANG Huimin(),ZHU Xinyi,PAN Kun,SUN Xueting,SHI Yage,LIU Chenjun,WANG Shuaiyou,LI Dingding,LUO Yanyan()   

  • Received:2024-12-09 Online:2025-04-15 Published:2025-04-16

Abstract:

Objective To explore the mediating effect of academic engagement between mentoring relationship and innovative behavior among nursing graduate students.Methods Using convenient sampling,nursing graduate students from five universities in Henan Province were recruited as participants between May 2024 and October 2024. They were surveyed using the General Information Questionnaire,Innovative Behavior Scale,Academic Engagement Scale,and Mentoring Relationship Scale.Results A total of 303 valid questionnaires were collected. The mean scores for the mentoring relationship,academic engagement,and innovative behavior among the 303 nursing graduate students were(3.48±0.55),(4.65±0.71),and(3.43±0.39),respectively. There were positive correlations among the total scores and subscale scores of the mentoring relationship,academic engagement,and innovative behavior(P<0.05). Academic engagement fully mediated the relationship between mentoring relationship and innovative behavior among nursing graduate students.Conclusion The mentoring relationship indirectly affects the innovative behavior of nursing graduate students by influencing their academic engagement. Higher education institutions can enhance the innovative capabilities of nursing graduate students by optimizing mentoring relationships and increasing their academic engagement.

Key words: Nursing graduate students, Mentoring relationships, Innovation behavior, Academic engagement, Mediating role