The impact of environment on college students' entrepreneurial intention based on the mediating effect of personality traits

The entrepreneurship rate of Chinese college students is relatively low. This study investigates the environment factors that influence college students' entrepreneurial intention as mediated by personality traits. According to the entrepreneurial ecosystem theory, a hierarchical model of the e...

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Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 13; p. 972992
Main Authors Jiang, Jiping, Xu, Jiapan, Yin, Xiaocui, Hu, Jinyan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 20.12.2022
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college students
entrepreneurial intention
environment factors
mediating effect
personality traits
Psychology
entrepreneurial intention
environment factors
personality traits
mediating effect
college students
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Summary:The entrepreneurship rate of Chinese college students is relatively low. This study investigates the environment factors that influence college students' entrepreneurial intention as mediated by personality traits. According to the entrepreneurial ecosystem theory, a hierarchical model of the environment factors was established which included three layers: personality traits as the micro system, family and education as the meso system, and social and policy support as the macro system. The structural equation model of the environment factors was constructed to reveal the significant influence path of various factors and the mediating role of personality traits. Data were collected from 436 undergraduate students in Henan Province, China. Findings indicate that family, education, social, and policy factors have no significant direct influence on entrepreneurial intention. However, personality traits significantly influence entrepreneurial intention and mediate the effects of various factors on entrepreneurial intention. Suggestions such as improving college students' entrepreneurial practice and promoting college students' proactive personalities are also put forward.
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This article was submitted to Positive Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Reviewed by: Elsa Vitale, Bari Local Health Authority, Italy; Jose Manuel Saiz-Alvarez, Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador
Edited by: Matthew Cole, Lawrence Technological University, United States
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.972992