Intentions Of University Students Research Articles

Gender-based dichotomies in various psychographic attributes for environmentally friendly products

Orientation: Environmentally friendly consumption behaviour is one of the topical issues in contemporary marketing discourse. However, this subject has received considerable research attention mostly in middle- and high-income markets at the expense of developing world contexts. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore if there is a dichotomy between gender groups on the following consumer attributes: green attitude, green personality, green values and green purchasing intention. Producers and retailers of environmentally friendly products need to understand the profile of their customers if they are to effectively segment and target them. Motivation for the study : The study is motivated by a need to understand any potential differences in customer attributes in green markets. An appreciation of such differences will supply marketers of environmentally products with critical information which can help them to design and position their value propositions. Research design, approach and method: An exploratory and cross-sectional survey design was used. Data were collected from a total of 284 respondents using a self-administered, structured questionnaire. The student’s t -test and multiple regression analyses were used for data analysis. Main findings: The study unveiled significant gender-based disparities in social altruistic values, but none in green personality, green attitude and green purchasing intention. Moreover, it was discovered that green attitude, green values and green personality had different levels of influence on the green purchasing intention of different gender groups, with a stronger impact observed among the sample of male respondents. The implication is that marketers of green products should consider gender-informed disparities in various psychographic attributes of consumers of environmentally friendly products. Practical/managerial implications: The findings of this study can assist producers and marketers of environmentally friendly products to develop value propositions that are appropriate for young consumers who belong to different gender groups. Contribution/value-add: Very little research in the Zimbabwean context exists with specific reference to how gender affects the green attributes of young, college-level consumers. This article adds value by unravelling some of the factors that influence the green purchasing intention of college students in Zimbabwe.

The Impact of Perception of Entrepreneurial Opportunity on the Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students: Focusing on the Moderating Effect of Global Mindset

The Impact of Perception of Entrepreneurial Opportunity on the Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students: Focusing on the Moderating Effect of Global Mindset

Empirical Study of the Effect of Entrepreneurial Environment on College Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention in China

Based on micro-survey data of 1771 college students, the paper empirically analyze the influence of entrepreneurial environment on entrepreneurial intention of college students in China. The result shows that there are the following characteristics in the influence of different dimensions of entrepreneurial environment on students' entrepreneurial intention. The students' entrepreneurial intention has a significant difference with different gender, profession, and academic qualifications. Education and training, government support, market conditions, and financial environment have a significant positive predictive effect on students' entrepreneurial intention, while research transfer and entrepreneurial culture have no significant predictive effect on students' entrepreneurial intention. It is also found that gender difference plays a regulatory role in the relationship between entrepreneurial culture and entrepreneurial intention of college students. This paper also provides some relevant suggestions for improving college students' entrepreneurial intention in China.

A Study on the Impact of Self-Determination on the Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students

A Study on the Impact of Self-Determination on the Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students

A Model for Entrepreneurial Intention in University Students of Mexico

Background: Universities have shown to directly influence entrepreneurial activity in students [4-6], since they are concerned for the students to develop their entrepreneurial spirit [1-3], promoting Entrepreneurial Intention in University Students (EIUS). Objective: Therefore, the objective of this research is to determine a model of entrepreneurial intention of Mexican university students (EIUS), performing a multiple regression analysis, by the method of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), on a sample of 538, with 4 independent variables (Personal and social features, innovative features, performance features and creativity) to determine the influence on the EIUS. Results and Conclusion: The results indicate that the four variables proposed in the model are relevant to explain the level of the EIUS, without problems of multicollinearity and discarding the presence of heteroskedasticity with the Breusch-Pagan test; and with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normal distribution test it is determined that the predictor variable of the model does not require more independent variables; the contribution made with this research is of explanatory type, offering an elucidation of the empirical observations that characterize the university system in which the study was conducted.

Influence of sustainability and innovation on the entrepreneurial intention of Brazilian and Portuguese university students

Abstract This study analyzes the influence of sustainable and innovative behavior on the entrepreneurial intention of Brazilian and Portuguese university students. It seeks to develop a model based on behavioral theory planned for entrepreneurial intention, an adaptive-innovation theory for innovative behavior and sustainability. An exploratory survey was conducted with university students from the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil) and the University of Algarve (Portugal). For data analysis, multivariate analysis techniques such as factorial analysis, logistic regression and classification and regression trees (CART) were used. The results confirm: (i) there is a positive relation between the entrepreneurial intention of the university students and the existence of their own businesses; (ii) there is no positive relationship between the professional experience of university students and their entrepreneurial intention; (iii) there is a positive relationship between the innovative behavior of university students and their entrepreneurial intention; (iv) there is a positive relationship between the sustainable behavior of university students and their entrepreneurial intention. In general, the results contribute to overcome the gap in the empirical literature that aligns phenomena such as entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability, giving this study an innovative character, which allows recommendations for future research.

The Effect of Taekwondo Class Instructor’s Image on Relationship Quality and Recommendation Intention of University Students

The Effect of Taekwondo Class Instructor’s Image on Relationship Quality and Recommendation Intention of University Students

확장된 목표지향행동모델에 따른 대학생들의 월드컵 시청의도 분석

확장된 목표지향행동모델에 따른 대학생들의 월드컵 시청의도 분석

Differences in entrepreneurial intentions of Chinese college students: evidence from an Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition

China has been characterized by sharp regional differences in quality of higher education. Using the data from a field survey on the entrepreneurial intentions of Chinese college students, this work adopts the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition method to assess the extent and the determinants of the disparity of entrepreneurial intentions of college students from rural and urban areas. The analysis shows that both endowment and coefficient effects contribute to the rural–urban gap in entrepreneurial intentions of college students. This suggests that, though the different entrepreneurial intentions are mainly the result of the different personal qualities, more profound works are required to encourage the entrepreneurial intentions of college students from rural and urban areas.

Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions of University Students

Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions of University Students

The Influence of HMR Selection Attributes on Repurchase Intention of College Students: Moderating Role of Sought Value

The Influence of HMR Selection Attributes on Repurchase Intention of College Students: Moderating Role of Sought Value

Social Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students in Pampanga, Philippines

Social Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students in Pampanga, Philippines

Exploring poor sleep, mental health, and help‐seeking intention in university students

ObjectiveUniversity students experience common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress along with poor‐sleep quality. This study explores the relationships between these concepts and help‐seeking intention in a general Australian university student population. The primary aim was to examine the moderating effects of sleep quality on help‐seeking intention for common mental health problems. The secondary aim was to examine sex differences in help‐seeking behaviour.MethodUniversity students, between 18 and 55 years of age (M = 30.18, SD = 11.37, N = 117) of which 98 were female, completed an on‐line survey assessing help‐seeking intentions, common mental health problems, and sleep quality.ResultsHigh levels of depression, anxiety, and stress were significantly associated with decreased sleep quality or decreased help‐seeking intention. A multiple regression analysis predicted that students were more likely to report intention to seek help if they had lower scores of depression, but higher scores of stress. Help‐seeking intention levels were lower for males than females. Poor‐sleep quality was not found to be a moderator of help‐seeking intention.ConclusionAlthough the proposed moderation effect of poor‐sleep quality on the relationship between common mental health problems and help‐seeking intention was not supported, the study advanced our knowledge of university students’ low intention to seek help, despite high scores of poor‐sleep quality. Implications for on‐campus interventions and raising awareness among students about these issues are discussed.

The Effect of Self-Leadership on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students in Korea: The Mediating Effects of Social Support

The Effect of Self-Leadership on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students in Korea: The Mediating Effects of Social Support

Characterization of entrepreneurial intention in university students as from Systemic Entrepreneurship Intention Model: a case study

This paper presents a characterization of the entrepreneurial intention of university students in the city of Medellin. It is based on a quantitative methodological design from a self-administered questionnaire that was applied and validated to 879 students. This questionnaire collected data about the main factors reported in the Systemic Entrepreneurship Intention Model. Factors or components that describe behavior patterns when undertaking a new company were identified through a principal component and cluster analysis. The results identify two factors that explain most of the data variance: the first one is the perceived viability by students to carry out processes of new companies, and the second one is the convenience factor that brings the creation a company. Furthermore, three groups or clusters of students with common characteristics in their entrepreneurial intention were identified. First, the “entrepreneurs” are characterized by having a positive attitude and aptitude regarding entrepreneurship. The second group is “neutral” and they are subjects partially affected or indifferent about wanting to start a new company. Finally, the group of “non-entrepreneurs” is composed of individuals who showed behavior of apathy towards entrepreneurship.

Impacts of educational factors to entrepreneurship intention in university students

Drawing on the theory of planned behavior in entrepreneurship, the research proposes a model linking educational determinants, perceived entrepreneurial behavior control and entrepreneurial intentions. The model is tested with a sample of 163 students at National Economics University. The result shows that university education factors including “entrepreneurship inspiration”, “work integrated learning” and “extra curricular activities” have impact to “students’ entrepreneurial behavior control” and then “entrepreneurial behavior control” as a platform through which the educational factors have impact to “overall entrepreneurial intention”. The findings provide support to the Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour and have wider implications for the practice of teaching in higher educational institutions.
 Keywords
 Education, entrepreneurship, university students, teaching methods, entrepreneurial intention
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Awareness on Mental Health Problems and Help Seeking Behavior among College Students

Mental health has become a thoroughly studied concept in developed countries. Accordingly, a significant amount of research has focused on the intentions of college students and adolescents to seek help for mental health problems. This study aims at assessing help-seeking behavior for common mental disorders among students from Narayana group of institutions. Multi stage sampling technique was employed. Help sources were assessed using the Actual Help Seeking Questionnaire and mental health status was assessed using the 10-item Kessler psychological distress scale. A total of 760 students were involved in the study. Instruments were self-administered; Multi regression analysis was used. From the respondents, 58.4% students were found to have current mental health problems and 7.9% of the students reported ideas of harming themselves. 78.4% students had sought help for their problems. 83.8% sought help from one or more of the informal help sources. Parents, friends and religious leaders were the source of help. This may be due to lack of information about availability of mental health services.

Career in Entrepreneurship Perceptions of Hungarian and Turkish Students

Entrepreneurship is vital to all societies of the world to sustain economic and social development. Generally speaking, promoting entrepreneurship among university students before they begin their career is inevitable. It is very intriguing to study the future entrepreneurial intentions of university students preparing themselves for their respective professional career. Young people attending higher education institutions are theoretically better equipped; at first glance, we think they should be more entrepreneurial than their counterparts who have lower degrees of education. In many studies, though, the opposite has been found. In our study, rather than these contentions, we aim to examine the factors that influence entrepreneurship in the career of Turkish-Hungarian higher education students who are studying in Hungary. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 20 students (10 Turkish and 10 Hungarian) studying at the different faculties and programs of three Hungarian universities. After the interviews, the data were subjected to content analysis, and subsequently analysed in detail. How to cite: Yavuzaslan, A., Bariscil, A. (2017). Career in Entrepreneurship: Perceptions of Hungarian and Turkish Students. Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 9 (3), 129-139. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/2017.0903.08

Effect of educational intervention on intention of University students’ disuse of Hookah smoking: BASNEF model

ABSTRACTThere has been an increase in hookah smoking over the past years, hence implementing an intervention plan for its reduction is necessary. The present quasi-experimental study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention on the hookah smoking behavior of dormitory students in Kerman University of Medical Sciences based on BASNEF model. SPSS/16 was used to analyze the data; the mean scores of attitude (P < 0.66), subjective norms (P < 0.103), and behavioral intention (P < 0.13) were no different prior to education in both intervention and control groups. The model decreased water pipe smoking among university students and the educational intervention positively influenced individuals ’attitude, subjective norms, and behavioral intention.

정부의 금융, 경영, 기술지원 등 창업인프라 지원제도가 문화컨텐츠 전공 학생들의 창업의도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

정부의 금융, 경영, 기술지원 등 창업인프라 지원제도가 문화컨텐츠 전공 학생들의 창업의도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구