Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the Psychometric Characteristics of
Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale in Omani college students. Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy
Scale (ESES) of 23 items developed by (De Noble, Jung & Ehrlich, 1999) was administered to a
sample of 339 college students at Sultan Qaboos University, female constituted 55% of the
sample. De Nobel et al., (1999) indicated that the scale was composed of six dimensions.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis was conducted by testing a hexagonal factor model. The analysis
showed that two of the six factors were not accepted and the fit between data and the proposed
model was low. The CFA and the model fits data extracted acceptable fit indices; that is
χ
2=212.681, df=92, p(TLI)=0.957, and the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA)=0.080.These indices
were accepted and indicted that the four dimensions give a reasonably valid assessment of
entrepreneurial self-efficacy, that is loadings of items ranged from 0.44 to 0.88 and were
significant. Cronbach's alpha of this scale was found to be 0.930. All told, these values indicated
that the scale has an internal consistency of items.
Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale in Omani college students. Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy
Scale (ESES) of 23 items developed by (De Noble, Jung & Ehrlich, 1999) was administered to a
sample of 339 college students at Sultan Qaboos University, female constituted 55% of the
sample. De Nobel et al., (1999) indicated that the scale was composed of six dimensions.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis was conducted by testing a hexagonal factor model. The analysis
showed that two of the six factors were not accepted and the fit between data and the proposed
model was low. The CFA and the model fits data extracted acceptable fit indices; that is
χ
2=212.681, df=92, p(TLI)=0.957, and the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA)=0.080.These indices
were accepted and indicted that the four dimensions give a reasonably valid assessment of
entrepreneurial self-efficacy, that is loadings of items ranged from 0.44 to 0.88 and were
significant. Cronbach's alpha of this scale was found to be 0.930. All told, these values indicated
that the scale has an internal consistency of items.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Entrepreneurship Education |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |