relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial intention case: physical education students of university of tehran

abstract: given the increasing importance of entrepreneurship and its important role in students’ employment, this study was conducted to examine the effect of emotional intelligence on students' entrepreneurial intentions. a model was developed and was tested among undergraduate students of physical education faculty of tehran university. the model was tested by using the structural equation modeling (sem). based on the findings of this research, emotional intelligence dimensions have positive effects on entrepreneurial intentions. since emotional intelligence can be educated, so it can be an important factor in the development of students' entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurship.