FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN AFGHANISTAN: THE MEDIATING ROLES OF ATTITUDE TOWARD ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-EFFICACY

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is widely regarded as a central mechanism for economic growth, job  creation, and poverty  reduction, yet it remains understudied in fragile and conflictaffected economies such as Afghanistan. This study examines the factors that shape the  entrepreneurial intentions of final-year economics students at ten Afghan universities,  focusing on the indirect pathways through which university support and family support  influence  entrepreneurial  intention  via  two  mediating  variables:  attitude  toward  entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial self-efficacy.