Agro-Entrepreneurial Intention: Testing the integrated Model of Psychological and Behavioral (TPB) Approaches

• Published in: Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 119 - 139
• Main Authors: Ezeh, Precious Chikezie, Abdulrahman, Rufai Mohammed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; French
• Published: Galati Danubius University Press 2022; Editura Universitară Danubius; Universitatea Danubius Galati
• Subjects: Agriculture; Ambiguity; Attitudes; Behavior; Business Economy / Management; Confidence; Curricula; Curriculum development; Development policy; Economic development; Education; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship education; GDP; Gross Domestic Product; Hypotheses; Influence; National Economy; Norms; Pedagogy; Perceived control; Policy making; Secondary school students; Secondary schools; Socio-Economic Research; Structural equation modeling; Students; Theory of planned behavior; Tolerance; Agroentrepreneurship; psychological characteristics; Nigeria; TPB
• ISSN: 2065-0175; 2067-340X

This study explored the influence of behavioural and psychological traits on agro-entrepreneurial intentions among secondary school students. Secondary school students aged 15-19years were selected. Data were collected using 300 pieces of questionnaire, and structural equation modelling (SEM) was used for analysis. It was found that secondary school students’ agro-entrepreneurial intention is significantly and positively related to perceived behavioural control, attitude towards behaviour and tolerance for ambiguity but significantly and negatively related to self-confidence.This study offers evidence of the effects of behavioural and psychological traits of secondary school students on agro-entrepreneurial intentions. This study explicitly focused on secondary school students. The findings provide valuable information for curriculum and policy development.