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Enhancing creative process engagement in university students: the mediating role of trust and empowerment and the moderating effect of proactive personality in humble teacher leadership

Zhang, Xiyue, Chi, Jingming·2025·BMC Psychology
DOI 10.1186/s40359-025-02382-zPMC PMC11740467
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Fig. 2 Student proactive personality as moderator: Johnson-Neyman Plot. SPP: Student proactive personality. HTL: Humble teacher leadership
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Authors
Zhang, X., & Chi, J.
Venue
BMC Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2025-01-16
Volume
13
Issue
1
ISSN
2050-7283
DOI
10.1186/s40359-025-02382-z
PMC
PMC11740467
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China General Project "Research on Evolution and Governance of Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation Ecosystem in National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone" (18BGL271)

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