Enterprising personality profile in youthcomponents and assessment

  1. Muñiz Fernández, José 1
  2. Suárez Álvarez, Javier 1
  3. Pedrosa, Ignacio 1
  4. Fonseca Pedrero, Eduardo 2
  5. García Cueto, Eduardo 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 26

Número: 4

Páginas: 545-553

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2014.182 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Antecedentes: en el estudio de la personalidad de los emprendedores destacan dos enfoques principales, uno centrado en los rasgos generales tipo big five y otro en rasgos más específicos. El objetivo del presente trabajo es el desarrollo y validación de un nuevo instrumento de medida que permita evaluar los rasgos fundamentales de la personalidad emprendedora de los jóvenes. Método: se utilizó una muestra de 2.693 estudiantes (51% hombres) de distintas regiones del norte de España. La media de las edades fue de 16,52 (DT= 1,38), con un rango entre 16 y 23 años. Se identificaron ocho dimensiones principales de la personalidad emprendedora. Resultados: los coeficientes de fiabilidad de las escalas de la batería están por encima de .80. La varianza común entre las ocho dimensiones de personalidad y los big five factors fue del 24%, y con tres dimensiones de inteligencia emocional fue del 16%. La personalidad emprendedora tiene una correlación muy baja con el nivel socioeconómico (r = .126) y moderada con el espíritu emprendedor estimado por los profesores (r = .385). Conclusiones: se han identificado ocho dimensiones específicas de la personalidad emprendedora de los jóvenes, y se desarrolló una nueva batería para su evaluación, con unas propiedades psicométricas adecuadas.

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