فهرست مطالب farzaneh fani isfahani

 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and entrepreneurship are two concepts that have recently received attention from researchers.

 This study aimed to find the relationship between ADHD symptoms and entrepreneurial behavior with the mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and attitude, as well as to assess the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial behavior with the mediating role of entrepreneurial attitude.

 This study was conducted on 388 Iranian entrepreneurs in 2021. The Entrepreneurial Behavior Scale, the Entrepreneurial Attitude Questionnaire, the Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy Scale, and the Adult ADHD Self-report Scale were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using Mplus software (version 8).

 The results revealed that hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms were positively and significantly related to entrepreneurial behavior (P < 0.001), and attention-deficit symptoms were negatively and significantly related to entrepreneurial behavior and entrepreneurial attitude, mediated through entrepreneurial self-efficacy (P < 0.01).

 Our findings suggest that the entrepreneurial behaviors and entrepreneurial attitudes of individuals with ADHD symptoms depend on their entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Our findings hold important implications for empowering individuals with ADHD symptoms in the entrepreneurial path.

The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of perceived career success (subjective career success and career satisfaction) in the relationship between career adaptability and entrenchment among employees of medical centers and it was a quantitative correlational study. The statistical population comprised all employees of general medical centers related to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Isfahan city. From this population, three medical centers and a sample size of 367 employees were selected through convenience sampling method and based on the population of each administrative and medical class. Instruments of the study included career entrenchment, self-rated career performance, career satisfaction, and career adaptability scales. The results of structural equation modeling showed that career adaptability had a direct significant negative relationship with career entrenchment (p < /em><0/01), and had an indirect significant positive relationship with career entrenchment through subjective career success and career satisfaction (p < /em><0/0001). The results indicated that perceived career success mediated the relationship between career adaptability and entrenchment. Generally, career adaptability results in decreasing career entrenchment; on the other hand, career adaptability might increase career entrenchment through increasing perceived career success.