Influence Digital Literacy, Creativity and Entrepreneurial  Education to Entrepreneurial Intention with Self Efficacy as a Mediating Variable (Study on Vocational High School Students in Malang City)

Izzatul Luthfiah Rahman; Sudarmiatin Sudarmiatin; Dwi Wulandari

doi:10.55927/ijbae.v4i6.454

Authors

Izzatul Luthfiah Rahman Universitas Negeri Malang
Sudarmiatin Sudarmiatin Universitas Negeri Malang
Dwi Wulandari Universitas Negeri Malang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/ijbae.v4i6.454

Keywords:

Digital Literacy, Creativity, Entrepreneurial Education, Entrepreneurial Intention, Self-Efficacy

Abstract

We used the Partial Least Square method to analyze the data. Using proportionate stratified random sampling, 176 students were selected from a total population of 322 for this study. Both the direct and indirect effects of entrepreneurial education on self-efficacy, as measured by entrepreneurial intention, were positive and statistically significant. The intention to start a business was not positively and significantly affected by either digital literacy or creativity. In addition, research has shown that self-efficacy mediates, to a lesser extent, the connection between entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial intention, and creativity. Conversely, there is no evidence that digital literacy partially mediates the connection between the two variables entrepreneurial intention and digital literacy.

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