A study on the relationship between entrepreneur skills and psychological well-beings among medical students in Islamic Azad University

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to ascertain the relation between entrepreneur skill and psychological well-being of students majoring in nursing, midwife, genetics, biology and lab sciences in Islamic Azad University of Tehran in 2014. The sample size, according to Cochran formula, was 250 individuals, who were selected with multiple-step random sampling. This research is of correlational type. Two instruments were used in the research, including an entrepreneur skill questionnaire containing 20 questions considering four variables as interpersonal skills, personal skills, functional skills, creative and critical thinking and another questionnaire, was psychological well-being having 84 questions considering six variables as self-acceptance, productive relationship with others, autonomy, domination over the environment, purposeful life and personal growth. Findings of the research indicated that there is a positive relation between entrepreneur skills and its subscales including interpersonal skills, personal skills, functional skills, creative and critical thinking of students and their psychological well-being.