The influence of self-efficacy and soft skills on entrepreneurial resilience among university students

Meila Daniar, Patni Ninghardjanti

Abstract

Abstrak: Resiliensi berwirausaha menjadi kemampuan yang penting dimiliki mahasiswa agar mampu tetap bertahan dan menyesuaikan diri ketika menghadapi berbagai risiko, hambatan, serta ketidakpastian dalam menjalankan usaha. Fokus penelitian ini diarahkan pada (1) pengaruh self-efficacy terhadap resiliensi berwirausaha mahasiswa PAP FKIP UNS, (2) pengaruh soft skills terhadap resiliensi berwirausaha mahasiswa PAP FKIP UNS, serta (3) pengaruh self-efficacy dan soft skills terhadap resiliensi berwirausaha mahasiswa PAP FKIP UNS. Pendekatan kuantitatif diterapkan pada penelitian ini dengan melibatkan total populasi berjumlah 95 mahasiswa PAP FKIP angkatan 2022. Penelitian menggunakan sampel berjumlah 95 yaitu total dari seluruh populasi yang ditentukan dengan teknik sampling jenuh. Perolehan data yaitu dengan menyebarkan kuesioner, kemudian diolah dengan metode regresi linier berganda melalui bantuan software IBM SPSS Statistics versi 26. Hasil pengujian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) self-efficacy memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap resiliensi berwirausaha dengan (sig. 0,001), (2) soft skills juga memberikan pengaruh positif dan signifikan dengan (sig. 0,004), (3) self-efficacy dan soft skills juga terbukti berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap resiliensi berwirausaha dengan (sig. 0,000). Dengan temuan lain yaitu sumbangan efektif sebesar 21,1%. Hasil penelitian mengindikasi bahwa peningkatan self-efficacy dan soft skills secara maksimal mampu menjadi sarana yang efektif dalam meningkatkan resiliensi berwirausaha mahasiswa.

 

Kata kunci: ketahanan usaha; efikasi diri; kompetensi nonteknis; mahasiswa wirausaha; program MBKM


Abstract: Entrepreneurial resilience is a critical capacity enabling students to sustain and adapt business ventures amid risk and uncertainty. This study examines (1) the influence of self-efficacy on entrepreneurial resilience among PAP FKIP UNS students, (2) the influence of soft skills on the same outcome, and (3) their combined influence. A quantitative survey design was employed; all 95 students from the 2022 PAP FKIP UNS cohort who participated in the Wirausaha Merdeka Programme were included via saturated sampling. Data were collected through a closed-ended Likert-scale questionnaire and analysed using multiple linear regression in IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. Results show that self-efficacy exerts a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial resilience (sig. = 0.001), soft skills likewise (sig. = 0.004), and both variables jointly produce a positive and significant effect (sig. = 0.000), collectively explaining 21.1% of the variance in entrepreneurial resilience. These findings indicate that strengthening self-efficacy and soft skills constitutes an effective strategy for enhancing students' entrepreneurial resilience.

 

Keywords: venture tenacity; self-belief; interpersonal competence; student entrepreneurship; MBKM programme

Keywords

ketahanan usaha; efikasi diri; kompetensi nonteknis; mahasiswa wirausaha; program MBKM; venture tenacity; self-belief; interpersonal competence; student entrepreneurship; MBKM programme

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20961/jikap.v10i4.121652

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