The hope for economic success among the youth
The Hope for Economic Success among the Youth

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to 1) determine the level of hope for success in students representing various courses of study and 2) assess differences in hope for success between business-active and business-inactive students. This cross-sectional study consisted of 375 participants (students of Psychology, Management, Finance and banking, Political sciences and Informatics) at the University of Finance and Management in Warsaw (Poland). Two measures were used: Snyder’s Hope Scale and the author’s questionnaire “Youth attitudes to entrepreneurship”. Generally, students declared a high intensification of hope for success. Management students reported the highest intensification of hope for success compared to students representing the other courses of studies. Legally business-active students reported higher levels of hope for success and higher mean scores on the Agency and Pathways subscales compared to business-inactive students. Similarly, students who plan to commence their own businesses revealed higher mean scores of hope for success on the Agency and Pathways subscales compared to students who do not want to start a business. The results of this study support the conclusion that an individual’s conviction about the possibility of accomplishing a target might be considered one of the variables that shape entrepreneurial intent. This conclusion ought to be used by the educational system in terms of strengthening individuals’ beliefs about their effectiveness in the achievement of goals.

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