The examination of the relationship between the entrepreneurship levels and unemployment anxiety of conservatory students in terms of some socio-demographic variables

Authors : İlker Kömürcü

Pages : 69-81

Doi:10.31811/ojomus.1615784

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Publication Date : 2025-01-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study investigates the relationship between entrepreneurial levels and unemployment anxiety among conservatory students, focusing on the impact of socio-demographic variables. Using a quantitative approach with a correlational survey design, the study sampled 168 conservatory students via simple random sampling. Data collection tools included the Entrepreneurial Scale for University Students (Yılmaz & Sünbül, 2009), the Unemployment Anxiety Scale (Özder et al., 2018), and a researcher-developed Personal Data Form. Parametric tests were applied for statistical analysis due to the normal distribution of the data. The results showed no significant effects of gender, age, grade level, or department on entrepreneurial levels or unemployment anxiety. Notably, participants from the middle-income group demonstrated significantly higher entrepreneurial levels compared to those from the high-income group. Additionally, the high-income group experienced lower unemployment anxiety related to reduced labor demand than the low-income group, while the latter reported higher constant anxiety due to unemployment. Environmental factors were found to have a stronger impact on both low- and high-income groups than on their middle-income peers. Increased concerns about labor demand were associated with a corresponding rise in students’ entrepreneurial levels. In contrast, greater exposure to negative environmental factors related to unemployment was associated with lower entrepreneurial levels.
Keywords : girişimcilik, işsizlik kaygısı, konservatuvar eğitimi, kariyer gelişimi, istihdam