Abstract
Objective: To explore the effects of parental rejection on college students’ innovative and entrepreneurship ability and its mechanisms, as well as the mediating roles of growth mindset and psychological resilience in it.
Methods: 1051 college students were surveyed using Short-form Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran (s-EMBU), Growth Mindset Scale (GMS), Connor- Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC), and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capacity Scale (IECS).
Results:(1) The results of the correlation analysis indicated that parental rejection exhibited negative correlations with growth mindset, psychological resilience, and innovation and entrepreneurship ability. Additionally, growth mindset demonstrated positive correlations with psychological resilience and innovation and entrepreneurship ability, while psychological resilience displayed positive correlations with innovation and entrepreneurship ability. (2) Chain mediation analysis demonstrates that parental rejection exerts a substantial direct impact on the innovation and entrepreneurship ability of college students, while also influencing these abilities indirectly through the intermediary mechanisms of growth mindset and psychological resilience, both independently and in a chained mediation process.
Conclusion: The impact of parental rejection on college students’ innovation and entrepreneurship ability is multifaceted, encompassing both direct effects and indirect effects mediated by growth mindset and psychological resilience, as well as their combined influence.