Abstract

This study investigates the mediating role of cognitive flexibility on the relationship between trait positive/negative affect, and conscientiousness with individual entrepreneurial orientation. A total of 508 (175 male and 333 female) undergraduate students participated in the study. Three separate mediation analyses were carried out. The results revealed that cognitive flexibility partially mediated the relationship between trait positive affect and individual entrepreneurial orientation as well as the relationship between conscientiousness and individual entrepreneurial orientation. The results also showed that cognitive flexibility fully mediated the association between trait negative affect and individual entrepreneurial orientation. Findings of this study show that interventions and individual development programs may be conducted to increase cognitive flexibility of individuals with high levels of trait negative affect, low levels of conscientiousness and low levels of trait positive affect. This might potentially strengthen their levels of individual entrepreneurial orientation.

摘要

本研究调查了认知灵活性在特质积极/消极情感、责任心与个人创业导向之间的关系中的中介作用。共有 508 名（175 名男性和 333 名女性）本科生参加了研究。进行了三个独立的中介分析。结果表明，认知灵活性在特质积极情感与个体创业取向之间以及责任心与个体创业取向之间起部分中介作用。结果还表明，认知灵活性完全介导了特质负面情绪与个人创业取向之间的关联。这项研究的结果表明，可以进行干预和个人发展计划，以提高具有高水平特质消极情感、低水平责任心和低水平特质积极情感的个体的认知灵活性。这可能会增强他们的个人创业导向水平。