Research on the Challenges and Cultivation Pathways of University Students' Self-Leadership in the Digital Era
Wang Yue

Hunan Polytechnic of Environment and Biology , Hunan Hengyang , 421005;

Abstract：The digital era has reshaped university students' learning patterns and cognitive habits, posing new challenges to the connotation and developmental pathways of self-leadership. This study systematically explores the evolutionary mechanisms and cultivation strategies of self-leadership under the influence of digital technologies. Findings reveal that the connotation of self-leadership has expanded from traditional behavioral regulation to proactive defense against digital distractions, critical cognition of algorithmic logic, and value anchoring of virtual identities. The digital environment exhibits a double-edged sword effect: while online tools and platforms enhance self-management efficacy through goal visualization and resource accessibility, information overload, fragmented attention, and algorithmic filter bubbles exacerbate cognitive biases and weaken autonomy. The study proposes a "cognitive-technological-environmental" synergistic framework: strengthening intrinsic awareness through metacognitive training, enabling data-driven behavioral tracking via intelligent tools, constructing external support systems through home-school-community collaboration, and advocating for the integration of digital self-management into core competency assessments at the policy level. Future research should focus on intergenerational differences and cross-cultural intervention strategies to promote a dynamic balance between higher education transformation and lifelong individual development.

Keywords: Self-Leadership, Digital Era, Cultivation Pathway, University Students

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