Research on the Relationship between Psychological Capital and Innovation Ability of Independent College Students: Empirical Research Based on 871 Samples

Fei Sha

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¹ Tongda College, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Yangzhou 225127, Jiangsu, China,

IEF 2026 , 4(1), 150–159; https://doi.org/10.26689/ief.v4i1.13878

© 2026 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

This study selected independent college students as research subjects and used a questionnaire survey method to collect 871 valid samples. Through the analysis of differences, it was concluded that male students have significantly higher levels of task-oriented psychological capital and innovation ability than female students. There are significant differences in task-oriented psychological capital among college students of different grades, but no significant difference in personal-oriented psychological capital and innovation ability. Through relevant analysis, it was concluded that personal-oriented psychological and its dimensions, as well as task-oriented psychological capital and its dimensions, and innovation ability and its dimensions among college students are significantly positively correlated with each other. Through the structural equation model, it was concluded that personal-oriented psychological capital and task-oriented psychological capital have a significant positive impact on the innovation ability of college students. Based on the above conclusions, countermeasures to enhance the innovation ability of college students are proposed.

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