Fig. 1: Research model
Table 1: Respondents’ demographics
n = 321 |
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Gender |
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Male |
162 (50.46%) |
Female |
156 (48.6%) |
Other |
3 (0.94%) |
Age group |
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From 18 to 23 |
99 (30.84%) |
From 24 to 37 |
222 (69.16%) |
Education |
|
Secondary school |
2 (0.007%) |
High School |
14 (4.36%) |
College Level |
89 (27.73%) |
Graduate Level |
216 (67.903%) |
Industry (participants want to join) |
|
IT |
54 |
Information |
11 |
Manufacturing |
21 |
Medical and Bio |
27 |
Contents and Culture |
19 |
Educational Services |
76 |
Fashion and Clothes |
93 |
Retailing |
92 |
Wholesale Trade |
80 |
Agriculture/Fisheries/Forestry/ Hunting |
17 |
Real Estate / Rental / Leasing |
58 |
Travelling |
59 |
Transportation / Warehousing |
12 |
Finance and Insurance |
20 |
Professional, Scientific, or Technical Services |
28
|
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
59
|
Health Care and Social Assistance |
37 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
53 |
Accommodation and Food Services |
80 |
Public Administration |
5 |
Other |
17 |
Table 2: Cronbach's alpha of variables
Item-total correlation |
Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted |
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Hope (Cronbach's Alpha = .870) |
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H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 |
.644 .612 .616 .625 .667 .609 .618 .610 |
.853 .856 .856 .855 .850 .856 .855 .856 |
Resilience (Cronbach's Alpha =.895) |
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R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 |
.708 .725 .721 .702 .708 .739 |
.878 .875 .876 .879 .878 .873 |
Optimism (Cronbach's Alpha = .726) |
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O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O6 O7 |
.368 .457 .455 .457 .481 .434 .410 |
.711 .690 .690 .690 .684 .695 .701 |
Self- Efficacy (Cronbach's Alpha = .936) |
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S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 |
.683 .764 .756 .745 .774 .749 .743 .746 .735 .731 |
.932 .928 .928 .929 .928 .929 .929 .929 .930 .930 |
Entrepreneurial Intention (Cronbach's Alpha = .946) |
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I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 |
.799 .820 .814 .837 .819 .819 .820 |
.939 .937 .938 .936 .937 .937 .937 |
Table 3: Pearson's correlation coefficient
Construct |
Item-total correlation |
Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted |
Hope (Cronbach's Alpha = .870) |
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H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 |
.644 .612 .616 .625 .667 .609 .618 .610 |
.853 .856 .856 .855 .850 .856 .855 .856 |
Resilience (Cronbach's Alpha =.895) |
||
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 |
.708 .725 .721 .702 .708 .739 |
.878 .875 .876 .879 .878 .873 |
Optimism (Cronbach's Alpha = .726) |
||
O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O6 O7 |
.368 .457 .455 .457 .481 .434 .410 |
.711 .690 .690 .690 .684 .695 .701 |
Self- Efficacy (Cronbach's Alpha = .936) |
||
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 |
.683 .764 .756 .745 .774 .749 .743 .746 .735 .731 |
.932 .928 .928 .929 .928 .929 .929 .929 .930 .930 |
Entrepreneurial Intention (Cronbach's Alpha = .946) |
||
I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 |
.799 .820 .814 .837 .819 .819 .820 |
.939 .937 .938 .936 .937 .937 .937 |
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed); *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
Table 4: Model summary
R |
R Square |
Adjusted R Square |
Std. Error of the Estimate |
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1 |
.825a |
.681 |
.677 |
.56823 |
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Table 5: Coefficients
Unstandardized Coefficients |
Standardized Coefficients |
t |
Sig. |
Collinearity Statistics |
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B |
Std. Error |
Beta |
Tolerance |
VIF |
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|
(Constant) |
-.408 |
.247 |
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-1.653 |
.099 |
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H |
.268 |
.052 |
.204 |
5.115 |
.000 |
.632 |
1.581 |
|
R |
.373 |
.039 |
.371 |
9.673 |
.000 |
.687 |
1.456 |
|
O |
.011 |
.055 |
.007 |
.198 |
.843 |
.913 |
1.095 |
|
S |
.462 |
.048 |
.436 |
9.721 |
.000 |
.502 |
1.994 |
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Table A.1: Questionnaire
Hope Jin (2017) |
At the present time, I am energetically pursuing my goals. |
I have several ways to accomplish my work goal. |
When my performance appraisal falls short of the expected goal, I try to find ways to improve, and then start to do better. |
Now, I feel that I am energetic enough to accomplish the work goal. |
When I set goals and plan to work, I will concentrate on achieving the goal. |
I work on goals based on the belief that “where there is a will, there is a way”. |
I believe my health and intelligence can adapt and respond the flexibility of communication and environment in the moment. |
The negative thinking and external factors hardly make me change my mind. |
Resilience Jin (2017) |
I usually manage difficulties one way or another at work. |
I usually take stressful things at work in stride. |
When I fail at work, I try again to succeed. |
Although too much responsibility at work makes me feel awkward, I can work successfully. |
Even though without the supports or advices of my friends and family, I still believe that I can motivate myself as well as my business. |
I do not scare the poverty or the bankruptcy, I just scare that I am not healthy and intelligent enough to overcome or solve the problems. |
Optimism Jin (2017) |
I am always stuck on a problem and find that the problem cannot be solved. |
I believe that success in my work will occur in the future. |
If I have to face a bad situation, I believe that everything will change for the better. |
I believe that all problems occurring at work have a bright side. |
I’m optimistic about what will happen to me in the future as it pertains to work. |
Everything happens for a reason. |
A large amount of people said that I am an optimism person. |
Self-Efficacy Jin (2017) |
I feel confident in analyzing a long-term problem to find a solution. |
I feel confident contacting people outside my company (e.g., suppliers, customers) to discuss problems. |
I am confident enough with my performance that I know I can work under pressure and overcome challenging circumstances. |
I feel confident that I can accomplish my work goals. |
I am confident to be the leader, the manager or the advisor with my ability. |
I am self-confident that I have enough effort and endurance to follow my plans and goals. |
“Entrepreneurs are born or made” that is not important, I feel confident that I can become whatever I want. |
If my organization adopts a new system of operations which is difficult to understand, I am still confident that I can learn new things about this system. |
I always believe in every decision. |
I am hardly nervous and scared in any situation (For example: becoming the public speaker). |
Entrepreneurial intentions Liñán et al. (2011) |
I have seriously considered becoming an entrepreneur. |
I’ve got the intention to start a firm someday. |
I have very seriously thought in starting a firm. |
My professional goal is becoming an entrepreneur. |
I’m determined to create a firm in the future. |
I’m ready to make anything to be an entrepreneur. |
I will make every effort to start and run my own firm. |