AUTHOR=Tian Lijun 

TITLE=The influence of work values of college students on entrepreneurial intention: The moderating role of psychological capital

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2022.1023537

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2022.1023537

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Purpose</title><p>The aim of this study is to determine the influences of work values on entrepreneurial intention among college students. The moderating role of psychological capital was also examined.</p></sec><sec><title>Materials and methods</title><p>A total of 723 college students were investigated with work values questionnaire, entrepreneurial intention scale and positive psychological capital Questionnaire.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Work values was significantly and positively correlated with entrepreneurial intention (<italic>r</italic> = 0.23, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001); Psychological capital was significantly and positively correlated with entrepreneurial intention (<italic>r</italic> = 0.33, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001); Psychological capital did not moderate the relationship between work values and entrepreneurial intention (β = 0.02, <italic>P</italic> &gt; 0.05); Hope moderated the relationship between work values and unconditional entrepreneurial intention (β = 0.09, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05). The relationship between work values and unconditional entrepreneurial intention was stronger in the high hope group (simple slope = 0.21, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001) than in the low hope group (simple slope = 0.07, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Hope moderates the relationship between work values and unconditional entrepreneurial intention. Improving the quality of hope can be used as an intervention to improve college students’ unconditional entrepreneurial intention.</p></sec>