Examining the Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Intention in the Relationship Between General Self-Efficacy and Career Stress Among Pharmacy Students; [Eczacılık Öğrencilerinde Genel Öz Yeterlilik ve Kariyer Stresi Arasındaki İlişkide Girişimcilik Niyetinin Aracı Rolünün İncelenmesi]

This study examined the relationships among general self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intention, and career stress among pharmacy students and tested whether entrepreneurial intention mediated the relationship between general self-efficacy and career stress. The study was conducted with 282 students enrolled in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis and Hayes' PROCESS macro (Model 4). The results showed that general self-efficacy was positively and significantly associated with entrepreneurial intention (r = .46, p < .001) and negatively and significantly associated with career stress (r = -.39, p < .001). Entrepreneurial intention was also negatively and significantly associated with career stress (r = -.41, p < .001). According to the mediation analysis, the total effect of general self-efficacy on career stress was significant and negative (B = -.3868, p < .001). When entrepreneurial intention was included in the model, the direct effect of general self-efficacy on career stress decreased but remained significant (B = -.2567, p = .001). In addition, the indirect effect of general self-efficacy on career stress through entrepreneurial intention was significant (B = -.1301, 95% bootstrap CI [-.2175, -.0664]). The findings suggest that entrepreneurial intention partially mediates the relationship between general self-efficacy and career stress. In this context, students with higher levels of general self-efficacy appear to have stronger entrepreneurial intentions, which may, in turn, be associated with lower levels of career stress. © 2026, Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ankara (FABAD). All rights reserved.