Table 2 Test of first and second stage moderated mediation model

Constant

0.48** (−0.72 to −0.23)

0.49** (0.26 to 0.72)

0.07^ns (−0.23 to 0.25)

Sex^a

0.32** (0.16 to 0.48)

−0.32** (−0.47 to −0.18)

0.02^ns (−0.13 to 0.17)

Age

0.001^ns (−0.09 to 0.08)

Education level^b

−0.06^ns (−0.14 to 0.02)

Entrepreneur’s internal locus of control

0.08^ns (−0.02 to 0.17)

Entrepreneur’s perceived behavioral control

0.31** (0.23 to 0.38)

Firm age

−0.09* (−0.18 to −0.03)

Number of employees

0.05^ns (−0.02 to 0.13)

Firm performance

−0.02^ns (−0.10 to 0.06)

Femininity

0.10** (0.09 to 0.18)

Masculinity

0.10** (0.08 to 0.19)

Independent self-construal (IND)

0.54** (0.29 to 0.80)

0.44** (0.20 to 0.68)

0.05^ns (−0.03 to 0.14)

Sex X IND

−0.19* (−0.35 to −0.11)

0.03^ns (−0.14 to 0.14)

IND X femininity

−0.09* (−0.17 to −0.05)

IND X masculinity

−0.03^ns (−0.09 to 0.03)