Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the chain intermediary effect of academic self-efficacy and flow experience of undergraduate nursing students in the influence mechanism of time management disposition on innovative behavior. METHODS: Seven hundred and sixty-three undergraduate nursing students from 3 universities in Jiangsu Province were investigated with Adolescent time Management Disposition Scale, Academic Self-efficacy Scale, Flow Short Scale and Innovation Behavior Scale. The chain intermediary model was constructed and verified. RESULTS: The time management disposition of undergraduate nursing students was positively correlated with their average scores in academic self-efficacy, flow experience, and innovative behavior. The direct impact of time management disposition on innovative behavior was significant, and academic self-efficacy and flow experience exhibited both independent mediating effects and a chain mediating effect. CONCLUSION: The time management disposition of undergraduate nursing students can significantly positively predict innovative behavior, in which academic self-efficacy and flow experience play a significant independent intermediary role and chain intermediary role. Nursing teachers and students can promote innovative behavior from the point of view of improving time management skills, enhancing academic self-efficacy and flow experience.