Research on the Relation between College Students' Psychological Capital, Entrepreneurial Intention and Entrepreneurial Ability--Based on theempirical analysis of the Chinese college students

Abstract

Taking the college students as the angle of view, the study constructs a theoretical model of the relationship among psychological capital, entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial ability. The research carried on an empirical analysis of survey data from college students in Hunan, Shanxi and Zhejiang three provinces in China on the theoretical model. Results indicate three conclusions: two dimensions of psychological capital, self-efficacy and optimism, have significant positive influence on entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial ability; toughness dimension of psychological capital have significant positive influence on entrepreneurial intention and opportunity recognition capability; but the hope dimension of psychological capital has no significant influence on entrepreneurial intention and ability. Conclusions of the research can help to optimize the entrepreneurial education reform in colleges in China.