The impact of major commitment on study engagement: An empirical test of the Chinese undergraduates

The involvement of the students determines their study effectiveness, which has influence on the quality of high education in university in turn. In this way, it´s necessary to explore the antecedents from the student perspective. Prior research indicates that major commitment influences study engagement significantly. Therefore, we collect the data in eight Chinese business schools to test the above proposition. The empirical results indicate that: (1) affective commitment has positive impact on the three dimensions of study engagement: vigour, dedication and absorption; (2) normative commitment has positive influence on two dimensions of study engagement: dedication and absorption, however, the effects are low; and (3) economic commitment and continuance commitment have no significant effect on study engagement. The findings have important implications for student management in universities.