Coulombe, S., Dejardin, M., & Luc, S. (2022). Covid or not Covid? Psychological Distress and Entrepreneurial Intentions among Canadian Workers during the Pandemic. International Review of Entrepreneurship. Vol. 20, no.1, p. 27-44.
Abstract
Triggering events can be associated with entrepreneurial intentions. Using data from a survey on the mental health of Canadian workers carried out in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we specifically test the association between entrepreneurial intentions andpsychological distress , along with other individual demographic and personal-level measurementssuch as risk-aversion, and financial concern. Our results substantiate a positive relationship betweenentrepreneurial intention and individual psychological distress, as well as financial deteriorationmeasured at the household level . Taken as a whole, our contribution helps to feed a discussion on the links between mental health and entrepreneurship as part of a process of personal resilience and, more generally, on well-being as a motivational factor in the entrepreneurial process.