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

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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
    School of Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, 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
    Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
    Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
    Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China)

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.

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  • Zonglong Li & Wenyi Zhang & Yanhui Zhou & Derong Kang & Biao Feng & Qing Zeng & Lingling Xu & Minqiang Zhang, 2022. "College Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention and Alertness in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:13:p:7713-:d:846837
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