The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of the commitment and in-depth exploration in the relationship between the competitiveness attitude for personal development and attitude towards entrepreneurship in a sample of adolescents in transition from school to work. The sample consisted of 678 adolescents, 438 males (64.6%) and 240 females (35.4%), aged between 18 and 20, attended high schools in Sicily, Italy. A path analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses and confirmed the role of in-depth exploration as a mediator between the competitive attitude towards personal development and the positive attitude towards entrepreneurship. Results indicated a positive association between personal developmental competitive attitude, commitment, in-depth exploration and attitude towards entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship, identity building and the role of adaptive competitiveness among adolescents in the threshold between school and the job world
Passanisi A.;Buzzai C.;Bellomia O.;Viscuso E.;Ingiulla R.;Pace U.
2026-01-01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of the commitment and in-depth exploration in the relationship between the competitiveness attitude for personal development and attitude towards entrepreneurship in a sample of adolescents in transition from school to work. The sample consisted of 678 adolescents, 438 males (64.6%) and 240 females (35.4%), aged between 18 and 20, attended high schools in Sicily, Italy. A path analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses and confirmed the role of in-depth exploration as a mediator between the competitive attitude towards personal development and the positive attitude towards entrepreneurship. Results indicated a positive association between personal developmental competitive attitude, commitment, in-depth exploration and attitude towards entrepreneurship.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
