The Effect of Locus of Control and Self Efficacy on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Vocational School Students in Majority of Business Management in Pringsewu

Abstract

This research aims to determine the influence of Locus of Control and Self Efficacy on vocational school students’ entrepreneurial intentions. This research employed a quantitative research approach to identify and analyze the impact of locus of control and self-efficacy on the entrepreneurial intentions of Business Management students in Pringsewu. The population for this study consisted of vocational school students in Pringsewu Regency, with a sample size of 103 class XI students selected using the Proportional random sampling method. Data analysis techniques included instrument requirement tests, normality and distribution of data, classical assumption tests, and hypothesis testing. Evaluating the effectiveness of the instrument in this study, the Pearson product moment correlation method from SPSS 26 for Windows was implemented. In order to gauge the reliability level of the instrument, Cronbach’s Alpha formula can be applied. This method is suitable for questionnaires with more than two response options (multi-item or essay-type). These results indicated that the locus of control and self-efficacy have a substantial impact on the entrepreneurial of Business Management students at vocational schools in Pringsewu. The locus of control, which maintains an individual’s belief in internal or external factors that affect goal attainment, is a critical factor in determining the extent to which students exhibit entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, self-efficacy, which refers to an individual’s belief in their capacity to execute specific actions in an entrepreneurial environment, also plays a crucial role in shaping students’ entrepreneurial aspirations