Article Gold Open Access 2022

What are the key drivers to promote entrepreneurial intention of vocational college students? An empirical study based on structural equation modeling

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Niu, Xinchen
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Niu, Zhining
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Wang, Mengmeng
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Wu, Xueshi
Frontiers in Psychology
Journal · Vol. 13 · Art. 1021969
Abstract

In order to alleviate the increasing employment pressure of vocational college students, the current study is an attempt to explore the factors of entrepreneurial intention affecting vocational college students. The study investigates whether entrepreneurial self-efficacy and attitude mediate this relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intentions using the theory of planned behavior (TPB). In particular, this research also examines whether risk propensity moderates the relationship. An empirical survey is conducted and a total of 500 valid questionnaires are collected through online platforms. The data is analyzed by employing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and SPSS20.0. The results indicate that self-efficacy is the strongest antecedent of entrepreneurial intention. Social support is found to directly influence entrepreneurial intention significantly, while the direct effect of creativity on intention is very marginal. Moreover, the results of the mediation analysis show that the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intention is fully mediated by self-efficacy and attitude, while the effect of social support on entrepreneurial intention is partially mediated. Specifically, the moderation effect of risk propensity on the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intention is acknowledged. Concrete suggestions are proposed for vocational colleges and governments to promote students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Finally, implications for the findings are provided. © © 2022 Niu, Niu, Wang and Wu.

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Creativity Entrepreneurial intention social support Entrepreneurial attitude risk propensity

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School of Education, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
School of Economics and Management, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Shouguang, Shandong, China
Funding & Acknowledgements
Grant: HNJG2020-83
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Grant: :2021BSQD20
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Grant: JY20219
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Grant: 18JY21
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Grant: JD18079
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Grant: BJA170101
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Education Department of Jiangxi Province
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Key Science and Technology Research Project in Jiangxi Province Department of Education
Grant: GJJ190590
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
Key Science and Technology Research Project in Jiangxi Province Department of Education
This research was supported by the Key Base Project of Science and Technology Project of Education Department of Jiangxi Province in 2018 (no.: GJJ190590), Jiangxi Social Science Planning Project in 2018 (no.: 18JY21), Humanities and Social Science Project of Universities in Jiangxi Province in 2020 (no.: JY20219), Doctoral Research Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University in 2021 (no.:2021BSQD20), Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Jiangxi Province (no. JD18079), National Social Science Foundation of China 2017 Education General Project (no.: BJA170101), and General Project of higher Education and Teaching Reform Research in Hainan Province in 2020: Research on Transformation and Development of Local Undergraduate Colleges in Hainan Province under the Background of Free Trade Zone Construction (no.: HNJG2020-83).
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