Resilience, Entrepreneurial Success, and Life Satisfaction among Syrian Refugee Entrepreneurs in Türkiye

Buket  Sezer; B. Dilek  Özbezek; Bilge  Güler; Metin  Işık

doi:10.32870/myn.vi58.8150

Autores/as

Buket Sezer Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2060-3330
B. Dilek Özbezek Gaziantep University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7176-1534
Bilge Güler Nigde Omer Halisdemir University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5361-8304
Metin Işık Bitlis Eren University, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4577-0095

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/myn.vi58.8150

Palabras clave:

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Success, Life Satisfaction, Resilience, Competitiveness, SDG

Resumen

The main purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of entrepreneurial success in the relationship between resilience and life satisfaction among Syrian refugee entrepreneurs who migrated to Türkiye due to the civil war and social conflicts in Syria and currently live in Gaziantep. The study population comprises 383 Syrian refugee entrepreneurs registered with the Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce. To test the research hypotheses, a path analysis based on the Bootstrap method—claimed to provide more reliable and valid results than the classical method—was conducted. Furthermore, structural equation modelling was used to test the research hypotheses. The findings suggest that refugee entrepreneurs with higher resilience levels achieve greater entrepreneurial success and experience higher life satisfaction. These results contribute to a better understanding of the economic and psychological adaptation processes of refugee entrepreneurs.

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