The Influence Of Core Self-evaluations On Cognitive Failures Among College Students:The Mediating Role Of Boredom Proneness And The Moderating Role Of Action Control

Core Self-Evaluations(CSE)are the fundamental beliefs that people holds about their own competence and self-worth,deciding how competent and worthy they are in many specific situations.Cognitive failures are cognitive-based mistakes on simple tasks that people normally should be capable of completing without error.Boredom proneness is a tendency to be easily bored,not depending on existing settings,such as at school,at home,or at work.Action control comes from will power,including action orientation and state orientation,which is related to individual differences in the ability to initiate and maintain intentions.Action oriented individuals are able to effectively control their behavior,focusing on action;while state oriented individuals are more concerned with the past,present,and future.Core self-evaluation can directly affect the individual's cognition and behavior,may also play a role by increasing boredom.Meanwhile,action oriented individuals can weaken the negative emotion on cognition and behavior.To explore the relationship among core self-evaluations,cognitive failures,boredom proneness,and action control,707 college students were measured with Core Self-Evaluations Scale,Cognitive Failure Questionnaire,Boredom Proneness and Action Control Scale.The results show:(1)Empirical results show that Core Self-Evaluations Scale,Cognitive Failure Questionnaire,Boredom Proneness and Action Control Scale have good reliability and validity.(2)There were significant differences on core self-evaluations for undergraduates of different majors and grades,there didn't exist significant differences between genders,whether only child,and home address on core self-evaluations.(3)There were no significant differences on cognitive failures of different genders and grades,but significant differences of different majors,whether only child,and home address.(4)There were significant differences on boredom proneness of genders,majors,and grades,but no significant differences of whether only child,and home address.(5)There didn't exist significant differences on action control of different genders,majors,whether only child,home address,and grades.(6)The cognitive failures were significantly and negatively correlated with core self-evaluations and action control,while significantly and positively correlated with boredom proneness.(7)Core self-evaluations,boredom proneness,and action control could significantly predict the cognitive failures.(8)The relationship between core self-evaluations and cognitive failures is suppressed by boredom proneness,and the direct effect was not significant.(9)Core self-evaluations,cognitive failures,boredom proneness,and action control formed a moderated mediation model,reflecting in the action control moderated the mediated path between boredom proneness and cognitive failures.