Could the academic advisor, intrinsic motivation, and time management influence students' attitudes towards research work on campus?

Miraj M; Chuntian L; Rehman RU; Osei-Bonsu R; Mohd Said R; Ali R; Shereen S

doi:10.3233/WOR-205237

Could the academic advisor, intrinsic motivation, and time management influence students' attitudes towards research work on campus?

Miraj M ¹ , Chuntian L ¹ , Rehman RU ² , Osei-Bonsu R ³ , Mohd Said R ⁴ , Ali R ⁵ Show all authors , Shereen S ⁶

Affiliations

¹ School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute for Empirical Social Science Research (IESSR), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
² Faculty of Business, Sohar University, Sohar, Oman
³ Adventist University of Africa - AUA, Nairobi, Kenya
⁴ School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
⁵ Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
⁶ Government Girls Degree College Takht-e-Nasrati, Karak, Pakistan

Work, 2022;73(4):1365-1378.

PMID: 36093656 DOI: 10.3233/WOR-205237

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Research is essential and necessary for those who love learning, whether they belong to a research institution or not. Numerous elements influence researchers' attitudes towards good research work, but in this study we focus on the most significant ones: advisor support, intrinsic motivation, timing, and planning.

OBJECTIVES: The current study aims at motivating readers to help improve students' attitudes towards research work within the university context.

METHOD: The target demographic of the current research comprises masters and doctoral students from three major public institutions in Xi'an, China. We aimed to examine the effects of the variables and the study employed correlation and stepwise regression.

RESULTS: The results show that advisor support influences attitudes towards research positively and significantly (β= 0.20, p

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