Enterprising Spirit and College Students' Creativity: The Mediating Role of Growth Mindset, Creative Tendency and the Moderating Role of Cultural Tightness

This study investigates the relationship between enterprising spirit and creativity among 522 college students, exploring the mediating roles of growth mindset and creative tendency and the moderating effect of cultural tightness. Data were collected using validated scales, including the college students’ enterprising spirit questionnaire, the Williams creativity tendency test scale, the cultural tightness–looseness scale, and measures of incremental/radical creativity and growth mindset.