ERIC Number: EJ1221300
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 16
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College Students' Entrepreneurial Intention: Testing an Integrated Model of SDT and TPB
SAGE Open, v9 n2 Apr 2019
The purpose of this study is to test an integrated entrepreneurial motivation and intention model based on self-determination theory (SDT) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Particularly, it aims at testing the direct and indirect effects of the basic psychological needs satisfaction of SDT, that is, autonomy, competence, and relatedness on entrepreneurial intention through the TPB attitudinal factors, that is, attitude toward entrepreneurship, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. A sample of 622 university students from two universities in Yemen has been used, and the integrated model was tested using structural equation modeling to check its validity and the hypothesized relationships. The study findings lend support to the theoretical integration of the model, where basic psychological needs satisfaction has a positive effect on attitude toward entrepreneurship, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control, and in turn, they have positive effect on entrepreneurial intention. The findings suggest full mediation of attitude toward entrepreneurship and perceived behavioral control due to the insignificant direct path from need satisfaction on entrepreneurial intention, whereas no mediation effect was observed in the case of subjective norms.
Descriptors: College Students, Entrepreneurship, Intention, Self Determination, Psychological Needs, Personal Autonomy, Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Behavior Standards, Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, College Seniors, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Social Influences, Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Yemen
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