On the Mediating Effect of Positive Psychological Capital from The mediating effect of positive psychological capital in the relationship between self-leadership and learning engagement of Chinese university students

Objectives This study was to determine whether positive psychological capital plays a mediating role when self-leadership perceived by Chinese university students influences learning engagement. Methods The research object is four-year male and female university students in China, and 382 students from Yanbian University in northeast China, Shandong University in north China and Sichuan University in southwest China are analyzed. The survey was conducted by using the mobile phone questionnaire survey App, and the survey time was from August 26 to November 15, 2022. The structural equation model is analyzed and the media effect is verified by bootstrap method. Results First, self-leadership had a direct positive effect on positive psychological capital. Second, positive psychological capital had a direct positive effect on learning engagement. Third, between selfleadership and learning engagement, positive psychological capital plays a complete media effect. Conclusions In the relationship between self-leadership, positive psychological capital, and learning engagement, positive psychological capital plays a complete mediating role in the relationship between self-leadership and learning engagement.