College Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention and Alertness in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zonglong Li, Wenyi Zhang, Yanhui Zhou, Derong Kang, Biao Feng, Qing Zeng, Lingling Xu and Minqiang Zhang
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Zonglong Li: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Wenyi Zhang: School of Business Administration, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou 510320, China
Yanhui Zhou: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Derong Kang: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Biao Feng: School of Information Technology in Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Qing Zeng: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Lingling Xu: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Minqiang Zhang: School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-14

Abstract: This research aims to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected college students’ entrepreneurial intention (EI), as well as whether the well-studied link between entrepreneurial alertness (EA) and EI is involved. Data were collected from 612 respondents, and using the stepwise regression method we examined the moderating role of college students’ perceived risk of COVID-19 on the connection between EA and EI. The results show that students’ perceived risk of COVID-19 reduces their EI. Furthermore, the perceived risk of COVID-19 attenuates the relationship between EA and EI. Specifically, those who perceived a greater risk tended to show lower EI. This article contributes to a better understanding of how the relationship between EA and EI has changed during the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurial alertness; perceived risk of COVID-19 pandemic; moderating effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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