TY - JOUR
T1 - BIS and BAS
T2 - Biobehaviorally rooted drivers of entrepreneurial intent
AU - Geenen, Noreen Y.R.
AU - Urbig, Diemo
AU - Muehlfeld, Katrin
AU - van Witteloostuijn, Arjen
AU - Gargalianou, Vasiliki
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - We document the predictive relevance of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral approach system (BAS) in a novel domain of societal importance: entrepreneurship. Based on structural equation models, Study 1 (N = 320) reveals that BAS reward responsiveness (BAS-RR) has a negative and BAS fun seeking (BAS-FS) has a positive association with entrepreneurial intent. Similar results emerge for Study 2 (N = 470): BAS-RR is negatively and BAS drive (BAS-D) is positively related to entrepreneurial intent. Additionally, Study 2 includes entrepreneurial experience, which is negatively related with BAS-RR and positively with BAS-D. We do not find any significant relationship between the BIS and entrepreneurial intent or experience. Our results support the multidimensionality of the BAS, with the subscales being differently associated with both entrepreneurial intent and experience. Finally, by simultaneously including intent and experience, Study 2 makes a methodological contribution related to the validity of student samples when analyzing entrepreneurial intent.
AB - We document the predictive relevance of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral approach system (BAS) in a novel domain of societal importance: entrepreneurship. Based on structural equation models, Study 1 (N = 320) reveals that BAS reward responsiveness (BAS-RR) has a negative and BAS fun seeking (BAS-FS) has a positive association with entrepreneurial intent. Similar results emerge for Study 2 (N = 470): BAS-RR is negatively and BAS drive (BAS-D) is positively related to entrepreneurial intent. Additionally, Study 2 includes entrepreneurial experience, which is negatively related with BAS-RR and positively with BAS-D. We do not find any significant relationship between the BIS and entrepreneurial intent or experience. Our results support the multidimensionality of the BAS, with the subscales being differently associated with both entrepreneurial intent and experience. Finally, by simultaneously including intent and experience, Study 2 makes a methodological contribution related to the validity of student samples when analyzing entrepreneurial intent.
KW - Behavioral approach system (BAS)
KW - Behavioral inhibition system (BIS)
KW - Economic psychology
KW - Entrepreneurial experience
KW - Entrepreneurial intention
KW - Personality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.023
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84960501709
VL - 95
SP - 204
EP - 213
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
ER -