Internal locus of control and entrepreneurial intention: A study on vocational high school students

Abstract

Internal locus of control is one of the factors related to vocational high school students' entrepreneurial intention. This study aimed to empirically test the relationship between internal locus of control and entrepreneurial intention on vocational high school students. The population in this study was all students of class XII at Vocational High School 5 Yogyakarta as many as 392 students and research participants in total was 171 students. The sampling technique used was cluster random sampling. Data collection was conducted by using the scale of entrepreneurial intention and internal locus of control scale. Data analysis was done using product moment analysis technique. The results of data analysis showed a significant positive relationship between internal locus of control with entrepreneurial intention, with a significance level (p) of 0.030. Internal locus of control contributed 2.1 percent to entrepreneurial intention so that the remaining 97.9 percent was influenced by other variables. It could be concluded from this study that students' internal locus of control can predict student's entrepreneurship intention.

Redefining the link between Subjective Norm and Entrepreneurship Intention: Mediating Effect of Locus of Control

“…Second, the most critical finding was our verification on the mediation effect of locus of control towards the relationship between subjective norm and entrepreneurship intention. With the high level of internal locus of control, the individuals believe they can control the event or situation (Rotter, 1996) which motivates individuals to act positively towards entrepreneurship (Zigarmi et al, 2018;Tentama & Abdussalam, 2020;Asante & Affum-Osei, 2019). With the supportive environment, these individuals also confidently and positively react to the upcoming obstacles (Hsiao et al, 2016) through the learning process which could strengthen the impact of subjective norms on entrepreneurship intention.…”

“…First is the internal locus of control. The association between internal locus of control with entrepreneurship intention and behaviour has been widely examined (e.g., Tentama & Abdussalam, 2020;Asante & Affum-Osei, 2019). Internal locus of control refers to individual abilities to control the situation or variable that could affect their action or behaviour (Lefcourt, 2014).…”

“…Relating to this study, we discovered that there are two significant claims. First, some researchers argued that locus of control directly affects entrepreneurship intention (Tentama & Abdussalam, 2020;Vodă & Nelu, 2019). On the other hand, other groups claimed that an investigation on the mediation role of locus of control is needed (Sajilan, Hadi, & Tehseen, 2015;Ndofirepi, 2020).…”

The role of family support and internal locus of control in entrepreneurial intention of vocational high school students

“…Data collection was conducted using psychological scales as research instruments, namely the entrepreneurial intention Scale, the family support scale, and the internal locus of control scale. Tentama and Abdussalam [42] developed the entrepreneurial intention scale by referring to the dimensions of entrepreneurship intention according to Gelderen, et al [43], namely desires, preferences, plans, and behavior expectancies. The Entrepreneurial Intention Scale used the Likert Scale to measure its intended variable.…”

Entrepreneurial Intention Among the University Students: Personality Traits that Matter

“…Internal control is usually related to entrepreneurial intention. Internal locus of control is an important factor in influencing entrepreneurial intention in various studies (Asante & Affum-Osei, 2019;Hsiung, 2018;Tentama & Abdussalam, 2020).…”