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Vol. 30. Issue 3.
Pages 97-104 (September - December 2014)
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Effects of emotional intelligence on entrepreneurial intention and self-efficacy
Efectos de la inteligencia emocional sobre la intención y la autoeficacia emprendedora
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Roxana Andreea Mortana, Pilar Ripolla,1,
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, Carla Carvalhob, M. Consuelo Bernala
a IDOCAL, University of Valencia, Spain
b University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Past studies associated emotional intelligence with positive workplace outcomes, such as job performance and job satisfaction. However, to date, the relationship between emotional intelligence and individual differences in entrepreneurship has been scarcely examined. In this study, the contribution of emotional intelligence dimensions to entrepreneurial potential is explored, controlling for the influence of personality traits and demographic variables. Using a sample of 394 participants, it has been tested, by means of multiple hierarchical regression analyses, the mediating role of entrepreneurial self- efficacy in the relationship between emotional intelligence dimensions and the intention to become entrepreneur. Results indicate that two dimensions of emotional intelligence, regulation and utilization of emotions, positively positively affect entrepreneurial self-efficacy. In turn, the perception of self-efficacy mediates the relation between emotional intelligence and the intention to become an entrepreneur.

Keywords:
Emotional intelligence
Entrepreneurial intention
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy
Personality traits
Resumen

Estudios previos relacionan la inteligencia emocional con resultados positivos en el puesto de trabajo, tales como el desempeño y la satisfacción laboral. Sin embargo, la relación entre la inteligencia emocional y las diferencias individuales en emprendimiento han sido escasamente examinadas. En el presente estudio se analiza el efecto de las dimensiones de la inteligencia emocional sobre el potencial emprendedor, tras con- trolar la influencia de los rasgos de personalidad y variables demográficas. Concretamente, con una mues- tra de 394 participantes, por medio de análisis de regresión jerárquica, se pone a prueba el rol mediador de la auto-eficacia emprendedora en la relación entre las dimensiones de la inteligencia emocional y la inten- ción de llegar a ser un emprendedor. Los resultados indican que dos dimensiones de la inteligencia emocio- nal, la regulación y la utilización de emociones, afectan positivamente a la auto-eficacia emprendedora. Además, la percepción de auto-eficacia media la relación entre la inteligencia emocional y la intención de ser un emprendedor.

Palabras clave:
Inteligencia emocional
Intención emprendedora
Auto-eficacia emprendedora
Rasgos de personalidad
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Pilar Ripoll Botella. Faculty of Psychology. University of Valencia. Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 21. 46010 Valencia, Spain.

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