How career adaptability affects entrepreneurial intention: The chain-mediated roles of entrepreneurial passion and self-efficacy.

ABSTRACT: This study examined how entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial self-efficacy jointly mediate the relationship between career adaptability and entrepreneurial intention. A survey was conducted with 1013 Chinese university students to assess career adaptability, entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention. The findings indicated that: (1) Career adaptability, entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurial intention are interconnected in ways that suggest meaningful pathways for enhancing entrepreneurial outcomes; (2) While career adaptability does not directly influence entrepreneurial intention, it has an indirect effect through entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial passion, highlighting the significance

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12404465 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature