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Psychological Factors that Lessen the Impact of COVID-19 on the Self-Employment Intention of Business Administration and Economics’ Students from Latin America
Autor(es)
Materia
Covid-19
Psychological need satisfaction
Optimism
Proactiveness
Well-being
Mental health
Entrepreneurial intention
Fecha de publicación
2020
Resumen
The 2019 coronavirus disease epidemic (Covid-19) is a public health emergency
of international concern and poses a challenge to the labor market. The pandemic has a devastating
and disproportionate e ect on young workers, their interest in entrepreneurship, and their mental
health. Research is needed to develop evidence-based strategies to improve coping and reduce adverse
psychological problems. The objective of this study was to analyze the impact that Covid-19 pandemic
perception and psychological need satisfaction have on university students and their self-employment
intention. In addition, we also analyzed the role of moderation played by psychological aspects.
These psychological factors (i.e., Optimism and Proactiveness) can also improve young people’s
mental health and well-being. Methods: An explorative study (online survey) was conducted
in March 2020 934 university students from Latin America. Regression analysis models were
built to examine the relationships between Covid-19 pandemic perception, personality variables,
and entrepreneurial intention. Mediation models, through the bootstrapping method, were performed
to analyze the mediating role of proactiveness and optimism. Results: Results indicate that students’
perception of Covid-19 and psychological need satisfaction are associated with entrepreneurial
intention. Additionally, the present study argues that proactiveness and optimism mediate these
relationships. Conclusions: This study identifies psychological factors associated with a lower level of
Covid-19 impact and that can be used for psychological interventions that result in an improvement
in the mental health of these vulnerable groups during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Theoretical
and practical implications are discussed.
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DOI
10.3390/ijerph17155293
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- IDEM. Artículos [24]
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