The Boosting Effect of Entrepreneurship Competitions:Developing a Model for Shaping College Students'Entrepreneurial Intention
To reveal the underlying logic of college students'entrepreneurial intentions and the role of entrepreneurship education and competitions against the backdrop of current global economic pres-sures,a conceptual model of college students'entrepreneurial intentions set against the backdrop of en-trepreneurship competitions was constructed.This model was analyzed and validated using tests of me-diating and moderating effects.The results show that entrepreneurial self-efficacy plays a significant mediating role between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions,while entrepreneur-ship competitions demonstrate a significant positive moderating effect.These findings not only reveal the internal mechanisms of college students'entrepreneurial intentions but also validate the positive im-pact of university-held entrepreneurship competitions on student entrepreneurship education.They pro-vide empirical evidence for further implementation of entrepreneurial practice activities and offer signif-icant theoretical support for the practice and policy formulation in entrepreneurship education.