Understanding the psychological pathways to translation technology competence: emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and innovation capability among EFL students.

IF 3 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY BMC Psychology Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI:10.1186/s40359-025-02400-0

Junfeng Zhao, Xiang Li, Jin Wei, Xinyuan Long, Zhaoyang Gao

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Background: The accelerated advancement of information technology and artificial intelligence in the modern globalized world has necessitated a high level of technology competence from translators to adapt to the increasing needs of clients and the language industry. Prior research indicated that emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and innovation capability independently affected students' translation competence. However, no research has investigated how these psychological factors influence student translators' proficiency in translation technology.

Methods: This research engaged 663 senior EFL students through an online questionnaire to investigate the systematic associations among the identified variables. Descriptive statistics, structural equation modeling, and the bootstrap method were adopted to analyze the collected data.

Results: The results showed that students' translation technology competence (TTC) was significantly influenced by emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and innovation capability. Furthermore, self-esteem and innovation capability were independent and sequential mediators in the connection between emotional intelligence and TTC of college EFL students.

Conclusions: This study provides theoretical and practical insights for designing curricula and interventions to enhance TTC by integrating psychological and pedagogical strategies. By emphasizing emotional intelligence, fostering self-esteem, and cultivating innovation capability, educators and institutions can prepare students to meet the demands of the technology-driven language service market.

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了解英语学生翻译技术能力的心理途径：情商、自尊和创新能力。

背景：在全球化的现代世界中，信息技术和人工智能的加速发展要求翻译人员具备高水平的技术能力，以适应客户和语言行业日益增长的需求。先前的研究表明，情绪智力、自尊和创新能力对学生的翻译能力有独立的影响。然而，这些心理因素是如何影响学生翻译技术熟练程度的，目前还没有相关研究。方法：本研究以663名高年级英语学生为研究对象，采用在线问卷调查的方法，探讨各识别变量之间的系统关联。采用描述性统计、结构方程建模和自举法对收集到的数据进行分析。结果：结果表明，学生的翻译技术能力受情绪智力、自尊和创新能力的显著影响。此外，自尊和创新能力在大学生情绪智力与TTC之间具有独立的、顺序的中介作用。结论：本研究为整合心理策略和教学策略，设计课程和干预措施，提高TTC提供了理论和实践见解。通过强调情商、培养自尊和培养创新能力，教育工作者和机构可以让学生做好准备，以满足技术驱动的语言服务市场的需求。

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BMC Psychology Psychology-Psychology (all)

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

2.80%

发文量

265

审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.