Applying social cognitive career theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 2002) to entrepreneurship, this paper addresses the effects of locus of control and need for achievement on entrepreneurial intentions, and whether the effects are mediated by entrepreneurial self-efficacy and vary according to sex. The participants were 111 students enrolled in the business administration program in Turkey. Using longitudinal survey data, the research model was tested with the moderated mediation procedure suggested by Hayes (2013). The findings showed that entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediated the relationship between locus of control and entrepreneurial intention, as well as the relationship between need for achievement and entrepreneurial intention. Moreover, the conditional indirect analysis showed that the effect of locus of control on entrepreneurial intention depended on sex, with the effect of locus of control being greater for men. By showing empirical evidence for the usefulness of social cognitive career theory to entrepreneurship, our research adds to current literature. Implications for practice and recommendations for future research are discussed.

将社会认知职业理论 (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 2002) 应用于创业，本文探讨了控制点和成就需要对创业意图的影响，以及这些影响是否受创业自我效能感的调节并因性别。参与者是 111 名就读于土耳其工商管理课程的学生。使用纵向调查数据，研究模型通过 Hayes (2013) 建议的适度调解程序进行了测试。研究结果表明，创业自我效能感在控制点与创业意愿之间的关系，以及成就需要与创业意愿之间的关系中起中介作用。而且，条件间接分析表明，控制点对创业意愿的影响取决于性别，控制点对男性的影响更大。通过展示社会认知职业理论对创业有用的经验证据，我们的研究增加了当前的文献。讨论了实践的意义和对未来研究的建议。