Fig. 1: Research model

 

 

Table 1: Respondents’ demographics

Items

n = 321

Gender

Male

162 (50.46%)

Female

156 (48.6%)

Other

3 (0.94%)

Age group

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

Construct

Item-total correlation

Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted

Hope (Cronbach's Alpha = .870)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3: Pearson's correlation coefficient

Construct

Item-total

correlation

Cronbach's Alpha if Item Deleted

Hope (Cronbach's Alpha = .870)

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

Model

R

R Square

Adjusted R Square

Std. Error of the Estimate

1

.825a

.681

.677

.56823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5: Coefficients

Model

Unstandardized Coefficients

Standardized Coefficients

t

Sig.

Collinearity Statistics

B

Std. Error

Beta

Tolerance

VIF

 

(Constant)

-.408

.247

 

-1.653

.099

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.