THE ROLE OF ATTITUDES IN MEDIATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENTION

ABSTRACT Entrepreneurs in Indonesia have not reached the minimum amount that should be equal to 2%. The inclusion of entrepreneurship courses in the curriculum of each study program in higher education gives hope that university graduates are not only looking for work but also can create jobs that can ultimately help the government reduce unemployment and improve people's welfare. In addition to entrepreneurship education, the intention of entrepreneurship can also be determined by one's attitude based on the psychological characteristics they have. This study aims to find out how attitudes can mediate entrepreneurial education and psychological characteristics of entrepreneurial intentions. This study uses a quantitative method with the type of explanatory survey research, data collection by distributing questionnaires to students with a total of 200 respondents. The data analysis technique uses Partial Least Square. Based on the results of data analysis it was found that psychological characteristics influence the intention of student entrepreneurship and attitude variables can mediate the indirect influence of psychology character on entrepreneurship intention.