Young people and entrepreneurial spirit: self-efficacy, motivation and psychological processes

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Published: Jun 25, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2015.n1.v2.100
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young entrepreneurship motivation self-efficacy psychological processes

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M.CAMINO ESCOLAR LLAMAZARES
UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS
CARMEN PALMERO CAMARA
UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS
ISABEL LUIS RICO
UBU
Vanesa Baños Martínez
UBU
ANGEL Gañán Adánez
UBU
JOSEFA GONZALEZ SANTOS
UBU
Ana Isabel Sánchez Iglesias
UBU
ALFREDO JIMENEZ EGUIZABAL
UBU

Abstract

Background: Numerous texts and articles relate different psychological aspects with entrepreneurship, for example we can talk about self-efficacy, locus of control, expectations, propensity to risk.

Objectives: The objective of this work is to understand how different psychological processes influence the promotion of the entrepreneurial spirit in young people.

Method: For this we have carried out a bibliographic review analyzing different works and scientific studies that address this issue from 2008 to the present.

Results and Conclusions: After the analysis we observed that different psychological aspects are positively associated with entrepreneurial skills, reflecting the importance of including these factors in educational practices.

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ESCOLAR LLAMAZARES, M., PALMERO CAMARA, C., LUIS RICO, I., Baños Martínez, V., Gañán Adánez, A., GONZALEZ SANTOS, J., Sánchez Iglesias, A. I., & JIMENEZ EGUIZABAL, A. (2015). Young people and entrepreneurial spirit: self-efficacy, motivation and psychological processes. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 151–162. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2015.n1.v2.100
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