Research On The Influence Of Psychological Capital On Entrepreneurial Intention For University Students In Shanxi Province

With the continuous expansion of colleges and universities, higher education is becoming more and more popular. A large number of undergraduates swarms into the labor market that causes the relative surplus of labor, the employment problem of university students has become increasingly prominent. And Shanxi province, as a large energy province, the single industry structure, the fall of energy price and the loss of coal enterprises make the employment situation of university students in Shanxi more severe. Therefore, promoting university students’ self employment to alleviate the difficulty of employment is one of the important ways. However, the rate of entrepreneurship of university students is not satisfactory, how to improve the students’ entrepreneurial intention, so as to improve the rate of entrepreneurship, has become a new topic in the study of entrepreneurship. But found in combing of the relevant literature, the current research is mostly based on the perspective of human capital,social capital, economic capital and personal characteristics, study from the perspective of psychological capital on entrepreneurial intention of university students is less.Therefore, this paper try to analyze the effect of psychological capital on entrepreneurial intention for university students’ in Shanxi province, proceeding from the perspective of psychological capital, and try to explore the intermediary in this effect by introducing the perceived behavioral control, and explore the internal effect of psychological capital on entrepreneurial intention better.Based on the theory of human capital and other related theories, this paper analyzes the topic by using questionnaire survey and statistical analysis, and the following conclusions are obtained:(1) Overall the psychological capital of Shanxi province university students is in a better level, but the confidence is insufficient; the perceived behavioral control of university students is at a low level; entrepreneurial intention should be further improved.(2) The effect of self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intentionis not obvious, optimism, tenacity and tolerance have a positive impact on entrepreneurial intention respectively.(3) The four dimensions of psychological capital have a positive impact on the perceived behavioral control respectively.(4) The perceived behavioral control has a positive influence on entrepreneurial intention of university students.(5) The perceived behavioral control plays an intermediary role in the effect of psychological capital on entrepreneurial intention. According to the conclusion, this paper puts forward the suggestions to improve the entrepreneurial intention of university students. University students in Shanxi province should improve their psychological capital through developing their sense of self-efficacy, cultivating optimistic attitude, shaping tenacious character and tolerance quality; universities and colleges should take various measures to optimize the system of entrepreneurial education and practice to improve psychological capital of students, so as to improve their entrepreneurial intention; regional government especially Shanxi province must change ideas, and develop suitable regional entrepreneurship policy to improve the entrepreneurial intention of university students, which translates to entrepreneurial behavior to promote the economic development in Shanxi province.This research explores the impact of psychological capital on entrepreneurial intention from the perspective of completely psychological capital, and enriches the research of university students’ entrepreneurial intention. The research makes the empirical analysis through the intermediary variable of perceived behavioral control,and deepens the research on entrepreneurial intention of university students, which will increase the content and method of entrepreneurship research in a certain extent. Finally,this paper puts forward suggestions to improve university students’ entrepreneurial intention, and gives meaningful guidance for university students’ entrepreneurial practice, which will provide reference for the relief of employment pressure in Shanxi.