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Covid or not Covid? Psychological Distress and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Canadian Workers during the Pandemic

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  • Simon Coulombe

    (Département des relations industrielles - Université Laval (Québec), Canada)

  • Marcus Dejardin

    (UNamur - Université de Namur [Namur], UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain)

  • Sylvain Luc

    (Département des relations industrielles - Université Laval (Québec), Canada)

Abstract

Triggering events can be associated with entrepreneurial intentions. Using data from a survey on the mental health of Canadian workers carried out in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we specifically test the association between entrepreneurial intentions and psychological distress, along with other individual demographic and personal-level measurements such as risk-aversion, and financial concern. Our results substantiate a positive relationship between entrepreneurial intention and individual psychological distress, as well as financial deterioration measured at the household level. Taken as a whole, our contribution helps to feed a discussion on the links between mental health and entrepreneurship in a process of personal resilience and, more generally, on well-being as a motivational factor in the entrepreneurial process.

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  • Simon Coulombe & Marcus Dejardin & Sylvain Luc, 2022. "Covid or not Covid? Psychological Distress and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Canadian Workers during the Pandemic," Post-Print halshs-03659225, HAL.
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