Title: The impact of intrinsic motivation on creative performance: exploring the mediation of creative self-efficacy and psychological capital

Authors: M. Vijayalakshmi; A.K. Subramani; R. Durai Pandian

Addresses: Saveetha School of Management, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Faculty of Management, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai – 603203, India ' Saveetha School of Management, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India ' Saveetha School of Management, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: This study aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on creativity by developing a conceptual framework that draws on the relationships between intrinsic motivation (IM), creative performance (CP), psychological capital (PC), and creative self-efficacy (CSE). It was carried out by examining via parallel mediation. A quantitative cross-sectional research approach was employed to investigate the impact of all constructs with 414 nurses using a structured questionnaire via e-mail. SmartPLS v. 4.1.0.6 was employed for data analysis. The CFA results were taken for the measurement model by calculating the CB-SEM algorithm and the bootstrapping was calculated to find the structural model effects. The hypothesis results confirmed the significant positive direct effect between IM and CP. Further, it is also proved that IM has a significant indirect effect on CP through the parallel partial mediation of both CSE and PC of nurses in healthcare centres.

Keywords: intrinsic motivation; creative performance; creative self-efficacy; CSE; psychological capital; organisational psychology; metropolitan cities.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2025.148965

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2025 Vol.24 No.4, pp.472 - 491

Received: 28 Nov 2024
Accepted: 03 Mar 2025
Published online: 06 Oct 2025 *

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