Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Fear of Business Failure and Business Growth Intention Among Mompreneurs in Makassar
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https://doi.org/10.55927/ijems.v4i5.90Keywords:
Fear of Business Failure, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Business Growth Intention, Mompreneurship, Women EntrepreneursAbstract
This study examines the mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy in the relationship between fear of business failure and business growth intention among mompreneurs in Makassar. Using a quantitative explanatory design, data were collected from 400 mompreneurs through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4. The results show that fear of business failure negatively affects entrepreneurial self-efficacy and business growth intention, while entrepreneurial self-efficacy positively influences business growth intention. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy also significantly mediates the relationship between fear of business failure and business growth intention. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening entrepreneurial self-efficacy to support growth-oriented mompreneurship
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