Joint effects of prior start-up experience and coping strategies on entrepreneurs’ psychological well-being
Drawing on theories from the coping and entrepreneurship literatures, we investigated the relationship between the entrepreneurs’ active and avoidance coping on psychological wellbeing (PWB) and the moderating role of prior start-up experience on this relationship. Data from 156 entrepreneurs ind...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97999 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13634 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Drawing on theories from the coping and entrepreneurship literatures, we investigated the
relationship between the entrepreneurs’ active and avoidance coping on psychological wellbeing
(PWB) and the moderating role of prior start-up experience on this relationship. Data
from 156 entrepreneurs indicate that the use of avoidance coping positively predicted
immediate PWB for entrepreneurs with more start-up experience. Notably, this relationship
was negative for entrepreneurs with less start-up experience. We also found that over the
extended period, entrepreneurs who used avoidance coping had improved PWB only if they
also used active coping. Theoretical and practical contributions to the entrepreneurship and
coping research are discussed. |
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