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Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore

Mental health problems currently affect a quarter of the world's population. Recent research in western societies has started to examine the relationship between entrepreneurship and mental health problems such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia. However, little has...

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Main Authors: Gong, Jiankun, Xu, Zezheng, Wang, Sherry Xueli, Gu, Mingyan, Ong, PuayChin, Li, Yuanzhe
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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spelling my.um.eprints.433332023-10-20T03:28:45Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43333/ Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore Gong, Jiankun Xu, Zezheng Wang, Sherry Xueli Gu, Mingyan Ong, PuayChin Li, Yuanzhe HM Sociology Mental health problems currently affect a quarter of the world's population. Recent research in western societies has started to examine the relationship between entrepreneurship and mental health problems such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia. However, little has been done to categorize entrepreneurs into different types and investigate how their levels of mental health and well-being correspond to these types. This study divided entrepreneurs into established and nascent categories and examined this topic in Singapore. By distributing two sets of surveys, a total of 834 responses were collected, with 346 responses from established entrepreneurs and 488 responses from nascent ones. The results showed that the nascent entrepreneurs' levels of well-being were found to be much lower than those of the established entrepreneurs. Furthermore, entrepreneurs with ADHD or dyslexia symptoms generally had a much lower level of life satisfaction, compared with those without. However, the self-care behaviours observed in this sample differed somewhat from observations made in western societies, which might be explained by the different cultures and habits in Singaporean society. The findings not only highlight the need for relevant organizations to support nascent entrepreneurs but serve to remind veteran entrepreneurs to practice more healthy self-care behaviours. Copyright © 2022 Gong, Xu, Wang, Gu, Ong and Li. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-25 Article PeerReviewed Gong, Jiankun and Xu, Zezheng and Wang, Sherry Xueli and Gu, Mingyan and Ong, PuayChin and Li, Yuanzhe (2022) Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore. Frontiers in Sociology, 7. ISSN 2297-7775, DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.843101 <https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.843101>. 10.3389/fsoc.2022.843101
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Gong, Jiankun
Xu, Zezheng
Wang, Sherry Xueli
Gu, Mingyan
Ong, PuayChin
Li, Yuanzhe
Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore
description Mental health problems currently affect a quarter of the world's population. Recent research in western societies has started to examine the relationship between entrepreneurship and mental health problems such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia. However, little has been done to categorize entrepreneurs into different types and investigate how their levels of mental health and well-being correspond to these types. This study divided entrepreneurs into established and nascent categories and examined this topic in Singapore. By distributing two sets of surveys, a total of 834 responses were collected, with 346 responses from established entrepreneurs and 488 responses from nascent ones. The results showed that the nascent entrepreneurs' levels of well-being were found to be much lower than those of the established entrepreneurs. Furthermore, entrepreneurs with ADHD or dyslexia symptoms generally had a much lower level of life satisfaction, compared with those without. However, the self-care behaviours observed in this sample differed somewhat from observations made in western societies, which might be explained by the different cultures and habits in Singaporean society. The findings not only highlight the need for relevant organizations to support nascent entrepreneurs but serve to remind veteran entrepreneurs to practice more healthy self-care behaviours. Copyright © 2022 Gong, Xu, Wang, Gu, Ong and Li.
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author Gong, Jiankun
Xu, Zezheng
Wang, Sherry Xueli
Gu, Mingyan
Ong, PuayChin
Li, Yuanzhe
author_facet Gong, Jiankun
Xu, Zezheng
Wang, Sherry Xueli
Gu, Mingyan
Ong, PuayChin
Li, Yuanzhe
author_sort Gong, Jiankun
title Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore
title_short Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore
title_full Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore
title_fullStr Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Established and nascent entrepreneurs: Comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in Singapore
title_sort established and nascent entrepreneurs: comparing the mental health, self-care behaviours and wellbeing in singapore
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2022
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