Journals / Fabad Eczacılık Bilimler Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 51 Sayı: 2

Examining the Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Intention in The Relationship Between General Self-Efficacy and Career Stress Among Pharmacy Students

Eczacılık Öğrencilerinde Genel Öz Yeterlilik ve Kariyer Stresi Arasındaki İlişkide Girişimcilik Niyetinin Aracı Rolünün İncelenmesi

Yağmur Özkaya(EBYÜ Eczacılık Fakültesi)0000-0003-2937-0366
Gulden Hakverdi(CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-8078-0451
Pages
981–992
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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The results showed that general self-efficacy was positively and significantly associated with entrepreneurial intention (r = .46, p < .001) and negatively and significantly associated with career stress (r = -.39, p < .001).

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examined the relationships among general self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intention, and career stress in pharmacy students, and investigated whether entrepreneurial intention mediated the relationship between general self-efficacy and career stress.
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Key Findings & Data:The study was conducted with 282 students enrolled in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results showed that general self-efficacy was positively and significantly associated with entrepreneurial intention (r = .46, p < .001) and negatively and significantly associated with career stress (r = -.39, p < .001).
🔬Design:Modeling & Simulation
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⚙️Variables:öz-yeterlik · girişimcilik niyeti · kariyer stresi

Abstract

This study examined the relationships among general self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intention, and career stress in pharmacy students, and investigated whether entrepreneurial intention mediated the relationship between general self-efficacy and career stress. The study was conducted with 282 students enrolled in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis and Hayes’ PROCESS Macro Model 4. The results showed that general self-efficacy was positively and significantly associated with entrepreneurial intention (r = .46, p < .001) and negatively and significantly associated with career stress (r = -.39, p < .001). Entrepreneurial intention was also negatively and significantly associated with career stress (r = -.41, p < .001). According to the mediation analysis, the total effect of general self-efficacy on career stress was significant and negative (β = -.3868, p < .001). When entrepreneurial intention was included in the model, the direct effect of general self-efficacy on career stress decreased but remained significant (β = -.2567, p = .001). In addition, the indirect effect of general self-efficacy on career stress through entrepreneurial intention was found to be significant (β = -.1301, 95% bootstrap CI [-.2175, -.0664]). The findings suggest that entrepreneurial intention partially mediates the relationship between general self-efficacy and career stress. In this context, students with higher self-efficacy seem to exhibit stronger entrepreneurial orientation, which may help reduce career stress.

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Bu çalışma, eczacılık öğrencilerinin genel öz-yeterlik düzeyleri, girişimcilik niyetleri ve kariyer stresleri arasındaki ilişkileri incelemek ve girişimcilik niyetinin genel öz-yeterlik ile kariyer stresi arasındaki ilişkideki aracı rolünü değerlendirmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırma, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesinde öğrenim gören 282 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler Pearson korelasyon analizi ve Hayes PROCESS Macro Model 4 kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, genel öz-yeterliğin girişimcilik niyetiyle pozitif ve anlamlı (r = .46, p < .001), kariyer stresiyle ise negatif ve anlamlı düzeyde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir (r = -.39, p < .001). Ayrıca girişimcilik niyeti ile kariyer stresi arasında da negatif ve anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (r = -.41, p < .001). Aracılık analizi sonuçlarına göre, genel öz-yeterliğin kariyer stresi üzerindeki toplam etkisi anlamlı ve negatif bulunmuştur (β = -.3868, p < .001). Girişimcilik niyeti modele dahil edildiğinde, genel öz-yeterliğin kariyer stresi üzerindeki doğrudan etkisi azalmış ancak anlamlılığını korumuştur (β = -.2567, p = .001). Ayrıca genel öz-yeterliğin kariyer stresi üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin girişimcilik niyeti üzerinden anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir (β = -.1301, %95 bootstrap GA [-.2175, -.0664]). Bulgular, girişimcilik niyetinin genel öz-yeterlik ile kariyer stresi arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracı rol oynadığını göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak, öz-yeterliği yüksek öğrencilerin daha güçlü girişimcilik yönelimine sahip oldukları ve bunun kariyer stresinin azalmasına katkı sağladığı söylenebilir.

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Özkaya, Y., Hakverdi, G. (2026). Examining the Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Intention in The Relationship Between General Self-Efficacy and Career Stress Among Pharmacy Students. Fabad Eczacılık Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 51 Sayı: 2, 981–992. https://doi.org/10.55262/fabadeczacilik.1935910

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