ABSTRACT

Personality traits are among the important factors for entrepreneurship. The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between sociotropic and autonomic personality traits and entrepreneurial intentions of vocational school students and the mediating role of emotional intelligence in this relationship. 380 students (221 girls, 159 boys) from five different vocational schools in Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University (TOGU) participated in the study. Research results showed that sociotropic and autonomic personalities positively affect entrepreneurial intention and emotional intelligence plays a partial mediating role on this relationship.