The influence of proactive personality on entrepreneurial intentions among college students: a moderated mediation effect
Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v5i3.1297
Abstract
Objective: to explore the mechanism between proactive personality and college students' entrepreneurial intention. Methods: A sample of 1,021 college students was recruited in the study to complete proactive personality scale, benign competitive attitude scale, employment pressure scale and entrepreneurial intention scale. Results: (1) Benign competitive attitude partially mediated the effect of proactive personality on entrepreneurial intention. (2) Employment pressure moderated this mediation effect of benign competitive attitude. When employment pressure was low, with the increase of proactive personality, benign competitive attitude and entrepreneurial intention had an ascending trend. But when employment pressure was high, with the increase of proactive personality, college students' benign competitive attitude and entrepreneurial intention had an obviously ascending trend. Conclusion: Proactive personality has a moderated mediating effect influence on entrepreneurial intentions of college students. Proactive personality could directly influence college students' entrepreneurial intention, as well as ultimately influence entrepreneurial intentions of college students by influencing benign competitive attitudes. Employment pressure enhanced the effect of proactive personality on college students' benign competitive attitude and entrepreneurial intention.
Keywords
proactive personality; benign competitive attitude; employment pressure; entrepreneurial intention
Funding
Research project of the social science foundation of Xuzhou city, titled Research on the influencing factors and countermeasures of employment intention of graduates from universities in Xuzhou to stay in Xuzhou, project number: 23XSZ-274.
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