The Role of Self-Efficacy in Shaping Entrepreneurial Intentions among Vocational High School Students in Natuna Regency

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10.2991/978-94-6239-670-8_20How to use a DOI?

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Entrepreneurial Knowledge; Social Valuation; Entrepreneurial Attitude; Self-Efficacy; Entrepreneurial Intention

Abstract

Entrepreneurial intention among students has increasingly attracted scholarly attention, particularly in vocational education contexts where graduates face limited employment absorption. Rather than emerging solely from knowledge acquisition, entrepreneurial intention is influenced by psychological readiness and social reinforcement. This study examines how entrepreneurial knowledge, social valuation, and entrepreneurial attitudes in shaping the entrepreneurial intentions of vocational high school students, through self-efficacy. Using a quantitative approach with Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), data were collected from 185 vocational high school students in Natuna Regency. The findings indicate that entrepreneurial knowledge strengthens self-efficacy, while social valuation contributes directly to entrepreneurial intention. Self-efficacy plays a mediating role in linking knowledge and social factors to intention formation. These results suggest that entrepreneurial commitment is not merely the outcome of curriculum exposure but is significantly shaped by confidence development and socio-environmental support. The findings highlight the importance of strengthening self-efficacy through entrepreneurship learning within vocational education by clarifying the psychological mechanism underlying intention formation within vocational settings.

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AU  - Ovilea Angelika
AU  - Lydiawati Soelaiman
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/13
TI  - The Role of Self-Efficacy in Shaping Entrepreneurial Intentions among Vocational High School Students in Natuna Regency
BT  - Proceedings of the fourteenth International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management 2025 (ICEBM 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 236
EP  - 251
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-670-8_20
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-670-8_20
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