CREATIVITY, SELF-EFFICACY AND EGOIDENTITY, AS PREDICTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ASPIRATION OF UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN OGUN EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, NIGERIA.

The study examined creativity, ego-identity and self efficacy as predictor of entrepreneurial aspiration of university undergraduate in Ogun-East Senatorial district in Ogun State Nigeria. Three hypotheses were formulated for the study. The survey research design of the ex- post facto type was adopted for this study. The population of this study comprised of all undergraduate students in State own University in Ogun East senatorial District in Ogun State The study sample consisted of four hundred (400) undergraduate students drawn from two universities in Ogun East senatorial district namely: Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye and Taisolarin University of Education Ijagun, selected through the use of simple random sampling techniques drawn from five (5) faculties which were randomly selected with no particular reference to departments. 40 students were randomly selected from each of the selected faculties to make the total of 200 respondents in each State own University making total of 400 that constituted the sample for the study. Four standardized instrument were used to elicit relevant information from the respondents: Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ) developed by (Balistreri, Busch-Rossnagel, & Geisinger, 1995), Creativity Aptitude Scale developed by Owodunni (2002), Entrepreneur Aspiration Scale developed by Kiadese, (2006) and Self-Efficacy Rating Scale (SERS) by Sherer et al., (2002). The data collected were analyzed using multiple regression analysis (MRA) and the result was tested for significance at 0.005 level. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, training in entrepreneurial attitude should be encouraged at the high school level through well designed courses, which could build Confidence through behavioral change.

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