The interplay of family capital and learning engagement: Mediating mechanisms in undergraduates’ intentions to take the postgraduate entrance examination

Chen Xiaoman; Zhou Hongfang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0339529

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The interplay of family capital and learning engagement: Mediating mechanisms in undergraduates’ intentions to take the postgraduate entrance examination

Chen Xiaoman,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Educational Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, School of Marxism, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,
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Zhou Hongfang

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: augustzhf@sicnu.edu.cn

Affiliation School of Marxism, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7721-0474

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The interplay of family capital and learning engagement: Mediating mechanisms in undergraduates’ intentions to take the postgraduate entrance examination

Chen Xiaoman,
Zhou Hongfang

Published: January 9, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339529

About the Authors

Chen Xiaoman

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Educational Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, School of Marxism, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,

Zhou Hongfang

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: augustzhf@sicnu.edu.cn

Affiliation School of Marxism, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7721-0474

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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