물리치료전공 학생의 기업가정신과 사회적지지가 창업의지에 미치는 영향

This study aimed to identify the effects of entrepreneurship and social support on the start-up intentions of students majoring in physical therapy. Entrepreneurship, social support, and the start-up intentions of 254 physical therapy students at four-year universities were measured. A path analysis using partial least squares structural equation modeling showed that entrepreneurship innovativeness (p=0.150) did not have a significant effect on start-up intentions, whereas risk-taking (p=0.000) and proactiveness (p=0.001) had significant effects. The sub-factors of social support, emotional support (p=0.092), physical support (p=0.280), and informational support (p=0.813) had no significant effects on start-up intentions. A test of the effectiveness of start-up-related special lectures and start-up classes showed that students who attended start-up special lectures had higher average values in all measurement variables compared to students who did not attend such special lectures. However, the difference was not statistically significant. Also, start-up intentions (Z=-1.986 p=0.047) were significantly higher in students who participated in the special lectures (p<0.05). This study confirms that there is a lack of social support for the creation of start-ups by physical therapy students. To encourage their start-up intentions, it is recommended that a customized entrepreneurship curriculum be developed that stimulates the students' interest in creating start-ups through the provision of necessary information, and emotional support, and considering the relevant factors in the characteristics of the student's major.