Academic Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy and Social Support as Determinant of Entrepreneurial intention among Emerging Adults' undergraduates of private Universities in Southwest Nigeria

Abstract

Thisstudy investigatedAcademic Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy and Social Support as Determinant of Entrepreneurial intention among Emerging Adults' undergraduates' of private Universities in SouthwestNigeria.The studyadoptedadescriptive survey researchdesignof ex-postfactortypeand four research questions were answered. Data were collected using Academic Self-concept, Selfefficacy, Social Support and Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (ASSSSEIQ) a standardized validated instrument which has five sections with four sub-scales. Section A contains the demographic data of the respondents; section B to E contained Entrepreneurial Intention (α=0.90); Academic Self concept (α=0.89); Self-efficacy (α=0.90) and Social Support(α=0.87) Scales respectively from 1,305 male and female emerging adults in 300 level of study in private universities in South-west, Nigeria selected through multistage sampling procedure from 9 private universities in three states (Ogun, Ondo and Oyo) selected from the South-west, Nigeria through the use of simple random sampling technique. Analysis of data was done using percentage, frequency counts, mean and standard deviation analysesstatistical tool at 0.05 level of alpha significance. The findings revealed that the level of entrepreneurial intention of emerging adults' undergraduates of private universities in South-west, Nigeria is high. Also, the level of influence academic self-concept have on entrepreneurial intentions among emerging adults undergraduates' of private Universitiesin South-West Nigeria is high. The level ofself-efficacy of emerging adults undergraduates' of private universities in Southwest, Nigeria is Low. However, the level of influence perceived social support have on entrepreneurial intentions among emerging adults undergraduates' of private Universities in South-West Nigeria is high. Therefore it wasrecommended that emerging adults' undergraduatesshould endeavour to be self-efficacious as it will help them to advance the conception that uncertainties associated with start in a new business enterprise are not unexpected and therefore demands fervent planning by any would be entrepreneur.

OLAKUNLE Tunde Sunday, OBI Sabina Nwakaego Ph.D., and OKOIYE, Ojaga Emmanuel Ph.D. Academic Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy and Social Support as Determinant of Entrepreneurial intention among Emerging Adults' undergraduates of private Universities in Southwest Nigeria. Ibadan Journal of Educational Studies, 22(2), 12-28.