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Frontiers of Business Research in China

Table 3 Direct effects

From: Impact of dark tetrad personality traits on nascent entrepreneurial behavior: the mediating role of entrepreneurial intention

Hypothesis

Relationship

β

t

R2

Q2

p

Decision

    

0.137; 0.333

0.100; 0.229

  

H1a

NAR→NEB

0.161*

2.908

  

0.001

Yes

H1b

PSY→NEB

0.205**

4.426

  

0.001

Yes

H1c

MAC→NEB

0.124*

2.150

  

0.001

Yes

H1d

SAD→NEB

0.253**

4.866

  

0.001

Yes

H2

EI→NEB

0.250**

4.388

  

0.001

Yes

-

NAR→EI

0.161*

2.746

  

0.001

-

-

PSY→EI

0.110*

1.967

  

0.001

-

-

MAC→EI

0.226**

3.281

  

0.001

-

-

SAD→EI

0.114*

2.021

  

0.001

-

-

NAR→EI

0.161*

2.746

  

0.001

-

  1. Notes. EI Entrepreneurial intention, NEB Nascent entrepreneurial behavior, NAR Narcissism, PSY Psychopathy, MAC Machiavellianism, SAD Sadism
  2. ** p < 0.001; * p < 0.05
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