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A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 4 Path analysis and direct relationships test of hypotheses

From: Emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial intention among university undergraduates in Nigeria: exploring the mediating roles of self-efficacy domains

Hypothesis

Path description

β

t-value

Remark

H1

Emotional intelligence → entrepreneurial intention

0.240

1.343

Not supported

H2

Emotional intelligence → perceived competence

0.464

3.678***

Supported

H3

Emotional intelligence → perceived control

0.486

3.118**

Supported

H4

Emotional intelligence → perceived persistence

0.584

3.878***

Supported

H5

Perceived competence → entrepreneurial intention

0.234

2.284*

Supported

H6

Perceived control → entrepreneurial intention

− 0.018

− 0.149

Not supported

H7

Perceived persistence → entrepreneurial intention

0.194

1.463

Not supported

  1. *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001