청년창업자 특성과 창업불안과의 관계 연구

Youth entrepreneurship is important in terms of its effectiveness as a policy tool for job creation and improving the national industrial competitiveness. However, entrepreneurship is not the most preferable option for young people, due to the high level of anxieties entrepreneurs have for the failure in businesses. Thus, this study aims to explore the differences in the anxiety level for the conditions that young entrepreneurs had to face with when starting the business, i.e., general factors, family factors, and business-related characteristics. Specifically, we conducted a survey for 418 entrepreneurs, aged between 19 to 39, to test the relationships between entrepreneurs' anxieties and the characteristics of interest. We found three major results as follows. First, the general factors, such as the entrepreneurs' affiliation to universities, previous work experiences, and business location, are associated with the differences in anxiety levels. Second, the differences in anxiety levels relate to the family factors, such as house income stability, parents' experiences in entrepreneurship, and the level of parents' supports. Lastly, the business factors, such as reason for starting own businesses, past experiences in entrepreneurship, and the types of businesses explain the variation in the anxiety levels.