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THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED SUPPORT ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PERSONAL ATTITUDE

ALGILANAN DESTEĞİN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN GİRİŞİMCİLİK NİYETLERİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: KİŞİSEL TUTUMUN ARACI ROLÜ

Asel Ataoğlu(İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0009-5676-5356
Hüseyin Ekizler(MARMARA UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-5903-713X
Pages
1833–1851
Publication Date
2026-09-25
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Personal attitude has a positive effect on entrepreneurial intention and partially mediates the relationships between the support dimensions and entrepreneurial intention.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of perceived support on university students’ entrepreneurial intentions and the mediating role of personal attitude.
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Key Findings & Data:Data were collected from 402 students at Marmara University and Istanbul Kent University through convenience sampling.
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⚙️Variables:Girişimcilik Niyeti · Algılanan Destek · İlişkisel Destek

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The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of perceived support on university students’ entrepreneurial intentions and the mediating role of personal attitude. The research model proposes that educational, structural, and relational support influence entrepreneurial intention directly and indirectly through personal attitude. Perceived support was measured through educational, structural, and relational support; entrepreneurial intention and personal attitude were assessed using established scales. Data were collected from 402 students at Marmara University and Istanbul Kent University through convenience sampling. Exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and mediation analysis were used to test the hypotheses. The findings show that all three support dimensions positively affect entrepreneurial intention. Structural and relational support significantly predict personal attitude, whereas educational support does not have a significant unique effect in the joint regression model. Personal attitude has a positive effect on entrepreneurial intention and partially mediates the relationships between the support dimensions and entrepreneurial intention.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, algılanan desteğin üniversite öğrencilerinin girişimcilik niyetleri üzerindeki etkisini ve kişisel tutumun bu ilişkideki aracı rolünü incelemektir. Araştırma modeli; eğitimsel, yapısal ve ilişkisel desteğin girişimcilik niyetini doğrudan, kişisel tutum aracılığıyla ise dolaylı olarak etkilediğini öngörmektedir. Algılanan destek; eğitimsel, yapısal ve ilişkisel destek boyutlarıyla ölçülmüştür. Girişimcilik niyeti ve kişisel tutum, ilgili alanyazında kullanılan ölçeklerle değerlendirilmiştir. Veriler Marmara Üniversitesi ve İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi öğrencilerinden kolayda örnekleme yoluyla toplanmış ve 402 katılımcıya ulaşılmıştır. Hipotezlerin sınanmasında keşfedici faktör analizi, güvenilirlik analizi, korelasyon analizi, çoklu regresyon analizi ve aracılık analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, üç destek boyutunun da girişimcilik niyetini olumlu yönde etkilediğini göstermektedir. Yapısal ve ilişkisel destek kişisel tutumu anlamlı biçimde yordarken, eğitimsel desteğin ortak regresyon modelindeki benzersiz etkisi anlamlı değildir. Kişisel tutum girişimcilik niyetini olumlu yönde etkilemekte ve destek boyutları ile girişimcilik niyeti arasındaki ilişkilerde kısmi aracılık rolü üstlenmektedir.

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Ataoğlu, A., Ekizler, H. (2026). THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED SUPPORT ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PERSONAL ATTITUDE. Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, Cilt: 27 Sayı: 1, 1833–1851. https://doi.org/10.31671/doujournal.1940821

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