Rumination and Entrepreneurial Well-being: It’s Complicated!
Journal
Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat
ISSN
1766-2524
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2022-12-12
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
Rumination, as a recurring thought process, can have detrimental or beneficial effects on well-being depending on whether it increases or decreases ideal-actual self-discrepancy. Drawing upon control theory and considering rumination’s nature together with entrepreneur heterogeneity, we explore how rumination influences changes in entrepreneurial well-being. Utilizing two waves of the longitudinal data we find that while a general tendency to ruminate improves entrepreneurial well-being, Covid-19 specific rumination decreases the well-being of entrepreneurs and this effect is stronger for solo self-employed entrepreneurs compared to employer entrepreneurs. Our study offers novel insights into cognitive challenges and associated changes in entrepreneurial well-being during times of crisis.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
Global Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
De Boeck
Volume
21
Number
2
Start page
133
End page
158
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
268360