Entrepreneurial habits and Adolescent Socialization into Economic Independence among the Bamilékés of West Cameroon

IF 0.9 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Yimeli Lonpa Mirabelle, Fomba Emmanuel Mbebeb, Angu Roland Nji
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Purpose: Entrepreneurial spirit and achievement is often linked to the cultural value of a people and such innovative and economic-driven values have today been perceived as core antecedents of business start-up. The journey from childhood to adulthood also goes with the transition of adolescents to economic independence and often ensured through socialization into work and entrepreneurial-driven cultural values. This study sought to examine the effect of entrepreneurial habits on adolescent socialization into economic independence among the Bamileke of Cameroon. The Social Cognitive Theory of Albert Bandura (1977) provided the theoretical starting point for this study. Methodology: The study adopted a quantitative design to test the influence of entrepreneurial habits on socialization of adolescents into economic independence. The study site was the Beamlike society of the West Region of Cameroon. With regard to sample, 384 adolescents were recruited from 8 selected villages for the study. Participants were selected using purposive sampling and a questionnaire with determined internal reliability coefficient was used for information gathering. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: Results show that entrepreneurial habit was able to explain the variations in economic independence at 73.7%. Analysis also suggested that a unit increase in the level of entrepreneurial habit will increase socialization into economic independence at 0.324 units. Furthermore, results confirmed the model as a good fit (F= 1068.761), and consequently, the null hypothesis was rejected. Recommendations: Therefore, work habit significantly estimated the level of socialization into economic independence of adolescents. Considering that entrepreneurial development is the most important input in the economic development of any society, the objectives of industrial development, balanced regional growth, and generation of employment opportunities should be achievable through entrepreneurial development and this depends on the inculcation entrepreneurial values in young people. Therefore, adolescents should be socialized and guided on how to develop business habits in order to be able to detect opportunities, indulge in business start-up in order to achieve economic independence. The Government strategies of creating job creators should be reinforced at the grass-root and this should build on the creative and innovative values of a people.
西喀麦隆巴米尔人的创业习惯和青少年的经济独立社会化
目的:创业精神和成就往往与一个民族的文化价值有关,这种创新和经济驱动的价值观今天被视为创业的核心先决条件。从童年到成年的过程也伴随着青少年向经济独立的过渡,这往往是通过融入工作和创业驱动的文化价值观的社会化来确保的。本研究旨在探讨创业习惯对喀麦隆巴米莱克族青少年经济独立社会化的影响。Albert Bandura(1977)的社会认知理论为本研究提供了理论起点。方法:本研究采用定量设计,考察创业习惯对青少年经济独立社会化的影响。研究地点是喀麦隆西部地区的梁状社会。样本方面,选取8个村庄的384名青少年进行研究。本研究采用有目的抽样法,采用确定内部信度系数的问卷进行资料收集。数据分析采用描述性统计和推理统计。 结果表明:创业习惯能够解释经济独立性差异的比例为73.7%。分析还表明,创业习惯水平每提高一个单位,向经济独立的社会化程度就会提高0.324个单位。此外,结果证实模型拟合良好(F= 1068.761),因此,零假设被拒绝。 建议:因此,工作习惯对青少年的经济独立社会化程度有显著的影响。考虑到创业发展是任何社会经济发展中最重要的投入,产业发展、均衡区域增长和创造就业机会的目标应该通过创业发展来实现,这取决于对年轻人的创业价值观的灌输。因此,应该对青少年进行社会化,引导他们如何养成商业习惯,以便能够发现机会,沉迷于创业,从而实现经济独立。应在基层加强政府创造就业机会的战略,这应以人民的创造和革新价值为基础。
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American Journal of Psychology
American Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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1.30
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期刊介绍: The American Journal of Psychology (AJP) was founded in 1887 by G. Stanley Hall and was edited in its early years by Titchener, Boring, and Dallenbach. The Journal has published some of the most innovative and formative papers in psychology throughout its history. AJP explores the science of the mind and behavior, publishing reports of original research in experimental psychology, theoretical presentations, combined theoretical and experimental analyses, historical commentaries, and in-depth reviews of significant books.
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