Using Meditation to Cope with Entrepreneurial Fear of Failure: The Role of Self-Compassion
Yuval Engel, Stephany Noordlijk, Afra Spoelder
Academy of Management Proceedings July 9, 2018 DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2018.11470abstract (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that self-compassion, an emotionally positive self-attitude, reduces the fear of failure that inhibits entrepreneurial action, and tests the extent to which this occurs. The abstract does not report the results, effect sizes, or certainty of the findings. |
Abstract
Fear of failure is a negative emotion that often inhibits entrepreneurial action. We hypothesize and test the extent to which self-compassion – an emotionally positive self-attitude cultivated thro...