Entrepreneurial intention as a predictor of anxiety in university students in northern Peru

• Autores: Guevara Musayon, Oscar Eden, Vicuña Peri, Luis Alberto, Lora Loza, Miryam Griselda
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Cesar Vallejo
• Repositorio: UCV-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.ucv.edu.pe:20.500.12692/164017
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12692/164017
• Nivel de acceso: acceso embargado
• Materia: Entrepreneurial intention; Anxiety; College students; Mental health; Entrepreneurial skills; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.01.02

The purpose of this research was to establish the extent to which the variable of entrepreneurial intention can predict anxiety levels among a group of university students in northern Peru. A quantitative approach was chosen, following a post-positivist paradigm, with a non-experimental and cross-sectional design, establishing a correlational-causal level. The sample consisted of 240 participants. The entrepreneurial intention questionnaire by Rueda, Moriano, and Liñán (2015) and the Generalized Anxiety Scale GAD-7 by Spitzer et al. (2006) were used. The results show a significant negative correlation between entrepreneurial intention and anxiety (Rho = -0.421, p < 0.01). The logistic regression model indicates that entrepreneurial intention explains 5.5% of the variability in anxiety (Nagelkerke R² = 0.055, p < 0.01), with a predictive effect confirmed by the Chi-square test (24.69, p < 0.001). Additionally, 87.9% of students exhibit high entrepreneurial intention, while 68.3% report anxiety, primarily mild (36.7%). It is concluded that entrepreneurial intention can act as a protective mechanism against anxiety in uncertain environments. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening entrepreneurial training programs, aligned with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 4 (Quality Education), to improve mental health and youth employability.