Effects of Psychological Barriers on Entrepreneurial Intention: Moderating Role of University Entrepreneurial Education
Authors
ZAMEER UL HASSAN, QLANDER HAYAT and ZAHEER ABBAS KAZMI
Abstract
The utmost purpose of this study was to examine the effects of psychological barriers on entrepreneurial intention and moderating role of university entrepreneurial education. The study was explanatory. The data was collected on the said variables and then was examined to test the hypothesised relationships. A sample of 302 university students was contacted based on the convenience sampling method to respond to the survey's soft and hard copy. The data was analysed using the PROCESS procedure of linear model regression to examine the relationships of the variables. It was found that psychological barriers negatively influence entrepreneurial intentions, and university entrepreneurial education is not significantly moderating the relationships of said variables. Policy implications and future directions were also proposed.
Keywords: Psychological Barriers, Entrepreneurial Intentions, University Entrepreneurial Education.