Mediator role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and risk-taking tendency in the relationship between financial literacy and entrepreneurial intention

In order to determine the role of the entrepreneur in society and the factors affecting this role, the concept of entrepreneurship and the factors affecting entrepreneurship must be defined sufficiently. In this study, "Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy", "Financial Literacy" and "Risk Taking Tendency", which are three of the factors stated in various studies in the literature that affect individuals' entrepreneurial intentions, are discussed. In this context, the effect of individuals' risk-taking tendencies and entrepreneurial self-efficacy on the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and financial literacy was investigated. In addition, the linear relationships between these factors were also examined. The effect of demographic factors was also examined in the study. The sample of the study mostly consisted of university students who are potential entrepreneur candidates of the future. The main purpose of the study is to determine the mediating role of entrepreneur's self-efficacy and risk-taking tendency in the relationship between financial literacy and entrepreneurial intention. In addition to this main purpose, the relationships between financial literacy, entrepreneur self-efficacy, risk taking tendency and entrepreneurial intention and these factors; It was also tried to determine whether it significantly differentiated according to gender, age, financial literacy and entrepreneurship training. Relationships between financial literacy, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, risk taking tendency and entrepreneurial intention were analyzed using simple linear regression analysis. In determining the mediating effects in the relationship between financial literacy and entrepreneurial intention, an analysis of mediating variables was performed using the SPSS PROCESS (Hayes) plugin.