Role Models and Entrepreneurial Intention: The Moderating Effects of Experience, Locus of Control and Self-Esteem

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 149-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Brunel ◽  
Eric Michael Laviolette ◽  
Miruna Radu-Lefebvre
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
The Impact

This article demonstrates that the impact of role models (RMs) on students’ self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention is moderated by their entrepreneurial experience and personality variables such as self-esteem and locus of control. 276 students enrolled in an entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs) were exposed to either a positive or a negative sensitisation message by alumni who became entrepreneurs to test its impact on the students’ self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention. Findings indicate that students with entrepreneurial experience, high self-esteem and internal locus of control are less impacted by entrepreneurial role models. We discuss the relevance and effectiveness of role models in EEPs.

scholarly journals Resiliencia y autovaloraciones esenciales: estudio comparativo en adolescentes y jóvenes / Resilience and core self-evaluations: a comparative study in adolescents and young.

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 347
Author(s):  
María José Fínez Silva ◽  
Consuelo Morán Astorga
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
The Core ◽  
Ego Resilience ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Core Self

RESUMENLa resiliencia es la habilidad para adaptarse a los acontecimientos adversos, superarlos y ser capaz de lograr un progreso exitoso a pesar de haber vivido esa situación traumática. Las autovaloraciones esenciales son un amplio factor de la personalidad, de orden superior, compuesto por cuatro rasgos: autoestima, autoeficacia, lugar de control interno y neuroticismo. En este trabajo nos planteamos como objetivo principal conocer si existe relación entre la resiliencia y el amplio factor de personalidad autovaloraciones esenciales; también nos planteamos averiguar si hay diferencias por sexo y por edad. Participaron en el estudio 620 estudiantes de bachillerato y universitarios (50% varones) de León y de Salamanca (España). Los instrumentos de medida fueron la Escala de Ego-Resiliencia y la Escala de Autovaloraciones Esenciales (CSES). Los resultados indican que los estudiantes con puntuaciones más elevadas en la escala de resiliencia también obtienen mejores puntuaciones en autovaloraciones esenciales. También se hallaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en función del sexo: los varones obtienen más altas puntuaciones en resiliencia y en autovaloraciones esenciales. Las diferencias por edad indican que los más jóvenes obtienen las más altas puntuaciones en autovaloraciones esenciales. Podemos concluir que los jóvenes más resilientes son aquellos con mayor equilibrio emocional, más sana autoestima, tienen lugar de control interno y expectativas de autoeficacia más elevadas. Y los varones jóvenes poseen estas cualidades en mayor medida que las mujeres.ABSTRACTResilience is the ability to adapt at adverse events, overcome them and be able to achieve successful progress despite having lived that harmful situation. Core self-evaluations are a broad, higher-order personality factor composed of four personality traits: self-esteem, self-efficacy, internal locus of control and neuroticism. In this paper, we aim to know if there is a relationship between resilience and the broad personality factor called core self-evaluations, we also consider whether there are differences by sex and age. Participants were 620 students and scholars (50% male) from León and Salamanca (Spain). The measures were the Ego-Resilience Scale and the Core Self-Evaluations Scale (CSES). The results indicate that students with higher scores on the resilience scale also score higher on core self-evaluations. We found differences statistically significant by sex: men obtained higher scores on resilience and core self-evaluations. Younger students take the highest scores on core self-evaluations. We can concluded that the most resilient young people are those with greater emotional stability, healthier self-esteem, have internal locus of control and higher self-efficacy. In addition, young men have these qualities largely than women.

scholarly journals The self-assessment accuracy and its relationship with performance and individual characteristics

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-126
Author(s):  
YounHee Roh ◽  
YoungWoo Sohn
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Post Hoc

This study investigated the effects of self-assessment accuracy on individual performance. The self-assessment accuracy was defined as the degree of agreement between self- and other-assessments. A total of 158 subjects assessed themselves and others in their groups on the extent to which they actively participate in their group-based task. Following the method of Atwater and Yammarino (1997), subjects were classified into four groups. Individuals assessed as high by self and others, low by self and others, high by self and low by others, and low by self and high by others were categorized as in-agreement/high assessors, in-agreement/low assessors, over-estimators, and under-estimators, respectively. To test the hypothesis that in-agreement/high assessors will show greater performance than in-agreement/low assessors, over-estimators, and under-estimators, one-way ANOVAs and post-hoc analysies were used. The results showed that in-agreement/high assessors showed greater performance (i.e., final record) than in-agreement/low assessors and over-estimators, and so the hypothesis was partially supported. In addition, this study tested the hypotheses that in-agreement/high assessors will show better indices in such individual characteristics as internal locus of control, self-esteem, self-efficacy, conscientiousness, and neuroticism than in-agreement/low assessors, over-estimators, and under-estimators. The results showed that in-agreement/high assessors showed higher self-efficacy and conscientiousness than in-agreement/low assessors, and so the hypotheses were partially supported.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEUSHIP EDUCATION, INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL, PRESENTATION NEED, CREATIVITY, GENDER AND FAMILY TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENTION ON STUDENTS IN POLINEMA ACCOUNTANCY FACULTY

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Asdani ◽  
Anik Kusmintarti
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to analyze how the influence of Entrepreneurship Education, Internal Locus of Control, the Necessity of Achievement, Creativity, Gender and Family Against intention Entrepreneurship. Samples are accounting majors followed the entrepreneurship education by 100 respondents with purposive sampling technique. The analytical tool used is descriptive analysis and inferential analysis is linear regression with significant test F and t. Results of the analysis states that (1) jointly entrepreneurship education, inernal locus of control, need for achievement, creativity, gender, the family has a significant influence on intense entrepreneurship, (2) more often followed the entrepreneurship education for students entrepreneurial intentions Polytechnic Malang higher, (3) The higher the ability to control internal locus of control intention of entrepreneurship for students Polytechnic of Malang higher, (4) higher need for achievement, the intentions of entrepreneurship for students of the higher Polytechnic of Malang, (5) Higher creativity, entrepreneurial intentions for students of the higher Polytechnic of Malang, (6) Men have influence entrepreneurial intentions for students Polytechnic of Malang higher than women, (7) The higher the entrepreneurial intention MKA family support for students Polytechnic of Malang will be higher.

scholarly journals Adventure therapy effects on self-concept – A meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Fleischer ◽  
Philipp Doebler ◽  
Paul - Christian Bürkner ◽  
Heinz Holling
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adventure Therapy ◽  
Concept Change ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: Self-concept change has been proposed as a key driver of behavioral change through adventure therapy (Hans, 2000). Through exploratory moderator analysis we tried to identify process variables that influence the effect of adventure therapy on self-concept to contribute to a deeper understanding of why and when adventure therapy works. Methods: This meta-analysis includes thirty studies (53 effect sizes, 1802 subjects) that report effects of adventure therapy programs on three constructs concerning self-concept: locus of control, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Participants were either at risk or in treatment for behavioral or mental health issues. Results: Short-term effect sizes of the impact of adventure therapy on self-concept were moderate for both uncontrolled effects (g = 0.51) and controlled effects (g = 0.56). There was no evidence for a difference between the effects on locus of control, self-efficacy or self-esteem. The revealed high heterogeneity of effect sizes could not be explained by any of the examined moderating variables. The follow-up effects confirmed a lasting self-concept change. No publication bias was found, but limitations and alternative explanations of the results are discussed. Conclusions: Future research needs to focus on psychological processes involved in adventure therapy and strive towards high methodological quality.

scholarly journals Bedtime Procrastination Partially Mediates the Impact of Personality Characteristics on Daytime Fatigue Resulting From Sleep Deficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radoslawa Herzog-Krzywoszanska ◽  
Beata Jewula ◽  
Lukasz Krzywoszanski
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Bedtime Procrastination ◽  
The Impact ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Getting good and sufficiently long sleep at night is important for health, effective functioning, and well-being. However, insufficient or delayed sleep are important and growing social problems that can lead to fatigue, poor performance, deterioration of well-being, circadian rhythm disturbances, and health problems. One of the significant determinants of sleep deprivation is bedtime procrastination, which is understood as the individual tendency to postpone going to bed in the absence of any external circumstances that force one to do so. Nowadays, this phenomenon is widespread in various social groups, especially among students. Despite the high prevalence of bedtime procrastination, its relationship with personality characteristics has not yet been thoroughly studied. The presented research aimed to identify the possible impact of the basic dispositional personality traits and trait-like personality characteristics on bedtime procrastination and daytime fatigue resulting from a deficiency of sleep at night. The responses from 399 university students who voluntarily took part in an internet survey were analyzed. The severity of bedtime procrastination was assessed using the Bedtime Procrastination Scale. Five basic dispositional personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness/intellect) and their components (aspects) were measured using the International Personality Item Pool – Big Five Aspects Scale. Self-esteem and general self-efficacy were assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. Perceived locus of control was measured using the Delta Questionnaire. The direct and indirect relationships between personality variables and daytime fatigue were investigated using linear regression models with bedtime procrastination as a mediator variable. Industriousness and orderliness, both of which are aspects of conscientiousness, were found to be indirectly associated with daytime fatigue as a consequence of their impact on bedtime procrastination. Volatility and withdrawal, both of which are aspects of neuroticism, were found to be directly related to daytime fatigue without the intermediary impact of bedtime procrastination. Self-esteem was shown to be associated with experiencing daytime fatigue, both directly and indirectly through bedtime procrastination. General self-efficacy and external locus of control were associated with daytime fatigue only directly, without the intermediary role of bedtime procrastination. The results of our research indicate that personality factors may not only play an important role in shaping sleep-related health behaviors, but they also affect well-being during the day.

scholarly journals Psychological characteristics and entrepreneurial intention

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 825-840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sorayah Nasip ◽  
Sharifah Rahama Amirul ◽  
Stephen Laison Sondoh Jr ◽  
Geoffrey Harvey Tanakinjal
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Tolerance For Ambiguity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between individual psychological characteristics (i.e. innovativeness, locus of control, self-confidence, propensity to take risk, need for achievement and tolerance for ambiguity) and entrepreneurial intention. Design/methodology/approach A total of 676 undergraduate students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) have participated in the survey. The data were analysed using partial least square technique version 2.0. Findings The results have shown that innovativeness, self-confidence, propensity to take risk, need for achievement and tolerance for ambiguity are positively related to entrepreneurial intention among undergraduate students. However, locus of control is not significantly related to entrepreneurial intention. Research limitations/implications Although samples of the research are quite large, this research only involves undergraduates in UMS. Therefore, findings obtained are not generalized because the results do not include other educational institutions in Malaysia. On the implication aspect, this research might give some views among undergraduates to embark in business after graduating. Practical implications In spite of that, students should be encouraged and equipped with innovativeness, self-confidence, propensity to take risk, need for achievement and tolerance for ambiguity to interpret successful entrepreneurial role models and identification of business prospects for their future career. Originality/value The findings of the research may extend existing knowledge in the entrepreneurial field as well as to provide valuable information to policy maker in strengthening and redesigning suitable curriculum not only at the university level, but also in pre-school by giving entrepreneurial awareness on how this knowledge will transform us into an entrepreneurial society that can create wonders for human kind.

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